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: Kiss my Scars by August Royals, Lovely by Billie Eilish.
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When I woke up, I was in Nico's room and the sky was bright. I patted the side beside me but it was empty, no sign of Nico.
Frowning, I dragged myself out of bed and into the bathroom, taking a quick shower.
I put on a dress since it was a bit warmer today and it looked like spring was approaching fast.
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When I came out of the bathroom, a maid was already making the bed and stood straighter when she saw me.
"Everyone is waiting for you downstairs in the drawing room. Would you like anything else Mrs. King?" She asked.
Mrs. King?
The name made me shiver suddenly but for some reason I wasn't appalled by it, rather satisfied.
That's it, I'm completely broken now.
"No, thank you. And call me Dove, please. I'm not— never mind." I chuckled awkwardly when she gave me a small smile.
I can already imagine Nico's smug face when he hears of this.
"As you wish, Mrs. Kin— I mean Ms. Dove." She said and I smiled at her once before heading downstairs after slipping on my shoes.
When I entered the drawing room, everyone was there, and I mean everyone.I saw Nico's whole family sitting and chatting as if no one had been nearly killed.
My eyes fell onto Nico to find him already looking right at me, his dark blue eyes boring into mine. Jake noticed his gaze and saw me, smiling and stood up.
"Dove, why don't you come in." He said and everyone turned around to look at me as my mouth fell open and I flushed heavily under all the attention.
Of fuck, abort, abort!
I flushed at the unnecessary attention and walked towards Nico who stood up when I came closer to him.
He winced in pain but masked it immediately as he made me sit beside him on the couch, giving me a soft smile as I sat down, him following suit.
"How are you feeling now, Dove?" Jake asked me and I smiled at him.
"Better now, thank you. Did I miss anything?" I asked him, making him chuckle.
"You should've seen this guy, running around all crazy when you were out cold." He pointed to Nico who didn't even glance at him, but instead kept looking at me when I gulped and looked away.
