I motioned for him to open it but he hesitated before pulling the rock off the folded paper and brought it open. His eyes scanned the words in quick strides, some twice over, before he dropped to the floor on his palms and knees. "Grey..." He shrugged me off as tears hit the stone beneath him. Rea
Grey's POV The fever came first followed by the aches rivaling even the worst of injuries or viruses. There would be no antibiotic or medication that would counter the effects of aconitum. Even the touch she attempted to offer me through the bars in my moments of humanity was pushing through only h
"While you were...affected...I remembered something." I swallowed hard. This could be a plethora of things I'd prefer she'd forgotten. "The day we met. In your office. That interview." I cocked my jaw. "I'm curious to know something though..." "Yeah?" "Why didn't you give me a chance that day? It
Elodie's POV I awoke to a crick in my neck as I rose from the cold stone floor to find his eyes immediately locating me through the penumbra around us both. I was thankful for it as it worked in my favor to mask my matted hair and any remaining makeup smeared to appear more like dirt. It did little
"ELODIE!" "Jeeze, fine..." I reached forward to insert the key but refused to turn it. Instead, I looked up at him to see his jaw cock. Once it had, he reached over my hand, unlocked the door himself, and brought me inside the cell. He held me up against the cold metal and pinned me there in statio
"Louder." He ordered between sucking motions made at that bud throbbing between my lower lips. As I happened to look down to watch him, his eyes found me with a devout focus that sent my eyes to roll. Without meaning to, I obeyed his command of an increased volume as I echoed on the walls around us.
Grey's POV Three Months Later "Are you sure about this?" The question left my lips at the same moment she squeezed my hand in excitement. The space before us was empty but spacious. Large enough for any event she would want to throw but small enough to still have an excuse to brush her fingers wh
"Well after these boxes, if you still have the energy...consider it christened." I rolled my eyes but obeyed as she was right. We didn't exactly possess an entire U-Haul worthy of belongings, but we had enough to start. A foldable table close to the floor as it was used for camping. Sleeping bags f