Delilah's Pov

The morning air was still, heavy with silence. I stood by the window, staring out into the endless gray horizon that stretched over Verret's territory. The sky looked dull, and the place was...if I was being honest, boring as hell.

Days had blurred together since that night. Since the kiss. Since I slammed the door in his face and told myself to never, ever let it happen again.

But Verret... he had been different since then. Quiet. Patient. He hadn't tried to touch me again, hadn't even said anything suggestive. Instead, he'd done the one thing I never expected from a man like him,he started serving me.

Every...