---- Sheins and he smirks.


    Of course she would be furious.


    He had left her on the edge, the fifth time in thest ten minutes.


    He never lets herplete...


    He wouldn''t.


    Not till he is inside her and he can feel single drop of it.


    Pulling up her joggers, he wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her back to his chest.


    Her small body fits perfectly in his huge frame.


    Tt was a punishment, little one.


    Of course you weren''t meant to enjoy it.


    He presses a kiss on her earlobe and her entire body shivered.


    He grunts in satisfaction.


    This was her second most sensitive spot.


    The first one was, which he had just finished teasing for thest ten minutes.


    Thate him.


    Zariyans voice broke through the silence, sharp and ---- unexpected Vincenzo stilled, his fingers grazing the edge of the mattress.


    He turned to her, propping himself up on an elbow to meet her gaze.


    Her crimson eyes looked far away, distant and clouded with anger.


    Who are you talking about? he asked softly.


    Her expression tightened.


    The man in the white coat.


    The one who ordered you to be whipped.


    Vinces jaw clenched briefly, but his voice remained calm.


    Te is my master, little one.


    Just like Iam yours.


    You shouldn''t talk about him like that.


    He reached out, brushing his knuckles along her flushed cheek.


    She turned, burying her face against his chest, her warmth pressing into him like a lifeline.


    Your master? she whispered against his skin, her toneced with disbelief.


    ---- unexpected Vincenzo stilled, his fingers grazing the edge of the mattress.


    He turned to her, propping himself up on an elbow to meet her gaze.


    Her crimson eyes looked far away, distant and clouded with anger.


    Who are you talking about? he asked softly.


    Her expression tightened.


    The man in the white coat.


    The one who ordered you to be whipped.


    Vinces jaw clenched briefly, but his voice remained calm.


    Te is my master, little one.


    Just like Iam yours.


    You shouldn''t talk about him like that.


    He reached out, brushing his knuckles along her flushed cheek.


    She turned, burying her face against his chest, her warmth pressing into him like a lifeline.


    Your master? she whispered against his skin, her toneced with disbelief.


    ---- Vince nodded, his chin resting lightly atop her head.


    For a moment, he hesitated, as though sifting through the broken fragments of his past.


    T wasn''t always like this, little one, he began, his voice low and edged with a quiet sadness She pulled back slightly, her brows furrowed in confusion.


    What do you mean? Twas a werewolf, he continued, his words deliberate.


    I lived in thend of light.


    But it seems the light never liked me.


    Her fingers instinctively tightened against his side as he scoffed and she blinks in confusion.


    Why...


    why would you say something like that? Vince let out a heavy sigh, wrapping his arms around her waist to pull her closer.


    His hold was gentle, protective, as though she might slip away if he let go.


    T dont remember my parents, he admitted, his voice thick with an ache he rarely allowed himself to feel L was abandoned when I was five.


    Left alone.


    No name, no home.


    Nothing.