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The hand on my throat slides up, so his thumb and fingers are framing the underside of my jaw, holding my head still.
“I’ll only ever make love to you.” His hips roll up, the tip of him hitting the end of me. “And I’ll gladly kill for you. As many times as it takes.”
A flash of light breaks through the haze of lust filling my brain, and I blink.
It can’t be.
The gold ring…
My throat tightens.
It can’t be.
Stupid girl.
Worthless cow.
Waste of space.
Fucking pathetic.
That ring digging into my neck.
That man terrorizing me.
Threatening me.
That ring representing the reason I was forced to leave.
The reason I’ve been all alone.
Terrified for years.
I gasp for breath and stare at Arthur’s ring.
Arthur’s ring between Nero’s fingers.
“He’s gone, Baby.” Nero nuzzles his cheek against mine.
My eyes burn. “You… You killed him?”
Nero turns his hand up, letting the ring roll into his palm.
“I killed him.”
Relief, greater than any emotion I’ve ever felt, consumes me.
Nero’s grip on my throat grounds me. And changes everything. Erasing so much history in that one moment.
“He’s gone?” Tears are rolling from my eyes.
“He’s gone.” Nero kisses my shoulder and I sag into his grip, my body losing its ability to hold me up.
Arthur is gone.
Nero wraps his arm back around my waist, holding me against him, letting me cry.
“He’ll never hurt you again.” Nero presses his lips to my temple, his tongue darting out to catch more tears.
