Vanessa POV

The door slammed behind him with a thunder that rattled the glass on the nightstand,Kael was gone, chasing her.

I let out a slow, shaky laugh, my chest still rising and falling from the aftershocks of what had just happened. My lips were swollen, my hair a mess, the taste of him still lingering at the edge of my mouth.

That fragile little thing had walked in at exactly the right moment. She’d seen Kael with his hands on me, his mouth devouring mine like I was his last breath. That image would rot her alive.

Perfect.

I sank onto the edge of the bed, smoothing the silk...