CHLOE's POV
His heart rate spiked and I reached forward to touch me but I stepped back immediately, my face masking a scowl.
He shook his head like he was trying to contradict what he has said before.
''I—It's Vivienne! Vivienne! She's pathetic, she is nothing.'' He growled, the dark thrill of the forbidden taking over his restraint as his hands clamped down hard on my hips, pulling me flush against his body.
The scowl on my face slowly turned into a huge smirk.
I stepped closer to him, hearing the way his heartbeat increased even more.
He didn't stop talking.
''She doesn't belong here. She's just a fragile little weakness."
The words acted like fuel on the inferno inside me.
I leaned up, my voice a fierce, harsh whisper against his jawline as he pulled me into the shadows. "Roman, Cassian, Rhys... they think they can discard me? They think they can throw me away for a human who bleeds at the slightest scratch?!"
