Elias’s Pov
I watched her sleep for a moment. She was in my bed. After last night, after her confession, there was nowhere else for her to be. I had spent hours touching her, learning her body, replacing his marks with my own. But there was one more thing she needed to see. The real depth of my obsession. I leaned over and kissed her shoulder.
"Liora," I said quietly. "Wake up."
She stirred, her eyes fluttering open. She looked at me, still a little sleepy. "What time is it?"
"Late enough," I said. "Get dressed. I want to show you something."
She sat up, the sheet pooling around her waist. "Show you what?"
"A secret," I said. "Just trust me."
She looked at me for a long moment, then nodded. She got out of bed and pulled on her clothes. I took her hand and led her out of my bedroom,
