Naked Scripts
Because he’s naked except for shadows curling around his hips, and oh my god he’s huge everywhere.
He tilts his head, amused. “Cat got your tongue, Ivy?”
“How do you know my name?” I finally squeak.
“You wrote it in blood on the contract, darling.” He flicks a claw and the chalk circle explodes into black fire. “I’m Lucian. Prince of the Third Circle. And you just sold me thirty nights of absolute obedience.”
My knees almost give out. “I—I thought it was a metaphor—”
“Nothing about me is a metaphor.” He steps closer, wings spreading, and I smell smoke and cinnamon. “Say yes, and your debts vanish. Say no, and I leave. Your choice.”