“You’re sleeping in my bed tonight Emma.”I froze mid-step, every muscle in my body locking up as Alexander’s words dropped over me like a heavy iron chain.The audacity. The sheer, suffocating arrogance.Slowly, I turned to face him, fists clenched so tight my nails bit into my palms. My throat still ached from earlier, raw and tender, a constant reminder of what he’d done to me.“Like hell I am.” My voice came out rough, both from exhaustion and the soreness still lingering in my throat. “I’m not your plaything, Alexander.”He didn’t even look fazed. If anything, my resistance seemed to amuse him. He leaned back against the wall, stretching out like a king on his throne, dark eyes gleaming with that cold, predatory confidence.“I never said you were.”The silence that followed was heavier than any threat. Then he added, low and lethal:“But the moment I don’t find you in my room, you will regret the day you were born.” I knew he meant it. The Reaper didn’t make empty promises.God,
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