It made him feel both elated and wretched, torn between the joy of seeing her and the dread of what he might bring near her.
"Yes… I am Chase."
Chase answered slowly, his voice hoarse as his throat tightened. After all this time, he was finally answering Addison's question, finally giving her his name. It felt strangely important, as though this was how it was supposed to begin.
Hearing his name fall from her lips sent a shiver through him. Her voice reached his ears and traveled straight through his body, leaving a faint tremor in every corner of his body. His lashes fluttered as he savored the feeling. Even in his current state, restrained like a filthy prisoner, just being in her presence made his body react against his will.
