The Final Descent

The air between them was **electric, dangerous—**a battlefield of dominance and defiance.

Beren's breath was uneven, her body betraying her with every shiver. Emir was intoxicating. A poison she couldn't resist.

But she refused to fall first.

"You think you can own me?" Her voice was sharp, challenging.

Emir chuckled darkly, his fingers tracing slow, deliberate patterns against her skin. "Oh, Butterfly, I don't think. I know."

His grip tightened on her waist, dragging her closer. "You're already mine. Your body knows it. Your soul knows it. You're just too stubborn to admit it."

Beren's nails scraped against his chest, a warning, a threat. "And what if I say no?"

Wrong question.

Emir's eyes darkened, his smirk sharpening into something more... feral. "Then I'll just have to remind you."

He pushed her against the wall, trapping her completely, his lips grazing the shell of her ear. "Every single time you fight me, Butterfly, you only make me want you more."

His teeth dragged along her jawline, slow, teasing.

"You drive me insane, Beren."

His voice was low, wrecked, obsessed.

Beren's fingers clenched around his arms—his strong, veiny arms.

"Then suffer."

Emir laughed, a deep, wicked sound. "Oh, sweetheart." His hand slid down, gripping her thigh, lifting it against his hip. "Suffering was never the plan."

He tilted her head back, his lips hovering over hers, a whisper away.

"Owning you, breaking you, making you crave me like I crave you—that was always the plan."

Beren's heartbeat slammed against her ribs. She should push him away. She should fight.

But instead—

She kissed him first.

And that was all it took.

Emir's control snapped.

His hands were everywhere, his grip possessive, his kiss rough, desperate, like he wanted to consume her.

She had won.

But somehow, she felt like she was the one losing herself.