She was trembling.
Not from fear.
Not entirely.
Kavy's chest rose and fell in uneven breaths, her hands still pressed against me as if she could keep distance between us. Futile.
I let her try.
Let her fight against something she had already lost.
"Say it again." I repeated, watching the war in her eyes.
She knew what I wanted.
And she knew there was no escaping it.
Her lips parted, but no sound came out.
Defiant little thing.
I should have been annoyed. Should have forced it from her.
Instead, I smirked.
Because resistance only made the victory sweeter.
"You don't want to say it?" My fingers brushed against her throat, feeling the rapid pulse beneath her skin. Wild. Erratic.
She shook her head, a weak attempt at defiance.
"Fine." I tilted my head. "Then I'll make you feel it."
Her breath hitched.
She barely had time to react before I lifted her off her feet.
A gasp.
A struggle.
Her fists pressed against my shoulders, her legs kicking, but she was mine now. There was no running.
I carried her effortlessly, ignoring her protests as I moved through the darkened hallway.
"Put me down!" She demanded, her voice shaking.
I didn't answer.
Didn't need to.
Because the moment I dropped her onto the bed, the moment I hovered over her—
She knew.
There was no escape.
Not from me.
Not from what she had already surrendered.
Kavy's hands pressed against my chest, pushing against my weight, but I grabbed her wrists, pinning them above her head.
"You belong to me now."
Her breath was shallow, her eyes burning with a mix of defiance and something else. Something she refused to admit.
I leaned closer, my lips brushing against her jaw, trailing lower.
"And I intend to prove it."