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I deserve a portrait of her with my hand around her throat, hanging on the walls of my apartment.
And now, now that I know how much of her I need, it is time to do more. Because I cannot live without her.
19
BRIELLE
I’m on my way back to my room after getting a glass of water from the kitchen, and I’m ready to just curl up in bed with a book and enjoy the little time I have off. Moments like this don’t come around often. I’ve been looking forward to this all day.
I open the door to my room and almost drop the glass, gasping before quickly shutting the door behind me.
Thali is laying on my bed, head propped up on my pillow and holding the book I planned on reading. He’s smirking at me in a way that makes it hard to breathe. My heart feels like it’s beating in my throat.
“What, scared someone might see me?” he drawls.
“Y-yes,” I admit. If someone saw him in my room… they would kill me before sunrise.
“Why? Ashamed of me? Embarrassed to be seen with me?”
“No.” I quickly shake my head.
I’m fucking terrified, but at the same time, kind of excited in a way I can’t identify. I’m also confused, because Tali only appeared at night before, though it really shouldn’t surprise me. Nothing should surprise me where he’s concerned.
“What are you doing here?” I ask.
His brow furrows and his eyes darken. It seems I may have struck a nerve. He hops off of my bed with so much grace, it’s hard not to appreciate it. In just two strides, he’s dangerously close to me.
“What gives you the right to question me?” he demands, his voice so low it’s almost hard to hear. When I don’t answer right away, he grabs my jaw. “I asked you a question.”
“I-I didn’t mean to question you.”
“Don’t do it again.”
“Yes, sir.”
From the way his eyes flare and his posture changes, I can tell that he liked that response. His tongue swipes his bottom lip as his gaze trails down to my mouth. I think he’s going to kiss me, until his eyes snap back up to mine.
“Sneak out with me,” he leans in and whispers in my ear.
“I can’t… someone will see us.”
“I thought you said youweren’tashamed to be seen with me,” he growls, fingers tightening on my jaw.
“I’m not! I’m not, it’s just that… the humans don’t take well to us fraternizing with dark elves. They would kill me if they saw.”
His eyes darken again, and I know it was the wrong thing to say.
“No one touches you but me. No one.”
“O-okay,” I whisper.
“As I said, sneak out with me. No one will see us, trust me.”
He gives me all of two seconds before letting go of my jaw and stepping back.
“Let’s go.”
When I just stand there, unmoving, his nostrils flare.
