I looked at her possessively before grabbing her by the nape of her neck and pulling her closer to me, our lips a breath away.
"You are mine. Only mine. Understand?" I gritted out and she nodded slowly.
"Good. Because I'll fucking kill any man who l...
Playlist for this chapter: Be my Queen by Seafret, Genius by LSD, A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay.
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She stirred in her sleep and sat up slowly, opening her eyes and stretching before looking at me.
Those eyes could kill.
"Nicholas?" She spoke in her sweet, sleepy voice which sent a jolt through me and heat rushed in my body as I gulped.
"What time is it?" She glanced at her phone, her eyes widening and she shot out of her chair suddenly.
"Shit, I'm going to be late!" She ran around her room, gathering her things when I grabbed her arms to stop her from panicking and she bumped into me.
She has to one of the most clumsy people I've met.
She looked up at me with wide eyes.
"Calm down, sweetheart. You're not going to be late." I told her, holding her by her arms.
"Breathe." She took a deep breath and gave me a small smile.
"I'm breathing. I'm okay." She whispered and exhaled deeply.
"You're okay now." I whispered to her and wated for her breathing to even until I let her go.
"Thanks, I needed that." She breathed out, looking around her room.
"I'm going to get ready now." She told me and I stood there like an idiot just staring at her.
"You mind?" She raised a brow with a sly grin and I realized she needed to change as I scratched the back of my neck awkwardly, clearing my throat.
"Right, of course. I'll be down if you need me." I told her and left the room, closing the door behind me softly and going down the stairs.
"She ready yet?" Jake asked me and I shook my head.
"Fell asleep working." I told him and he nodded his head, heading back to the living room, and I followed him.
I started texting my men on my phone to let them know where I was headed so they could come there too.
"Tell Carlo to bring his men to Jack's Coven. It's near that Rosie's cafe." I told Jake who nodded and took out his phone immediately and made a call to Carlo.
Just then I heard a door open and looked towards the stairs where Dove came down.
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My breath hitched and my heart started beating furiously as I sucked in a sharp breath, taking in the sight in front of me.
There stood Dove, in a short black leather dress that clung to her like second skin and knee high black boots that highlighted to her legs.
