JASMINE POV
There was a brief pause. He was wrapping me in a web, and I didn't like it. "Alaric, don't make me hurt him... Please." He pleaded, almost as if he had no control over the things he'd do for my sake. It terrified me.
His lips crashed against mine before I could respond, cutting off whatever weak protest I might have managed.
ALARIC POV
It was meant to be a busy day, packed with meetings, calls, and endless files to review, but trust me, I made damn sure it wasn't. I canceled everything. Cleared my schedule entirely and made sure to attend to every fucking matter right in my office.
I sat here, eyes locked on her. Watching her like she was the only thing worth my attention in the world. And perhaps she was.
It felt like letting Mine stay away from my sight would make me die an instant death. I watched her all day, almost unable to do anything right.
