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Velvet Chains

Author: Bree
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-17 15:59:47

Reina's POV

It was almost midnight when one of the guards summoned me.

“Mr. Morelli wants you in his room,” he said simply, before turning away.

What exactly did I signed up for?

I paused in the hallway, heart tapping a strange rhythm in my chest. Something about the silence behind that door felt loaded. Off. Still, I knocked once before stepping in.

He was there, seated in his chair near the window, shirtless, the shadows of the room hugging the sharp lines of his body. The glow from a single lamp painted him in amber and darkness.

"Close the door,” he said.

I did.

“Lie on the bed.”

My brows pulled together. “What?”

He tilted his head, that signature smirk curling his lips. “You want to leave the house for your little assignments, don’t you?”

I stayed silent, wariness creeping down my spine.

“Or would you rather I lock you in here and keep you where I can see you?”

That shut me up. My throat tightened.

“Good girl,” he said, his voice dangerously low. “Now… lie down.”

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