"You want it all, don't you, Nox?"
"I do," he nods solemnly. "And you'll give it to me all, won't you, little bird?"
"Yes," I whisper, slowly nodding my approval.
Nox gets up and clasps the collar around my throat. It feels heavy and right against the hollow in my neck.
Before I can react, Nox gathers me in his arms and I giggle as he carries me over the threshold of our new home.
"Put me down, I'm too heavy!" I insist, and he finally gives up, laughing. When I turn to face him, his eyes burn with a dark passion. One that scares me... in such a delicious, panty-melting way. "Nox..."
"Hide from me, Dove," he smirks.
"This again?" I flush. It's his favorite game.
"I want to find you. Follow you." He smirks against my skin, leaving the ghost of a kiss against my scarred cheek. "Stalk you."
I pull myself away from him, but my eyes linger as I look over my shoulder. I smile, and Nox smiles back.
And then I hide from my tyrant stalker, and keep my fingers crossed that he'll find me again... And that he'll never stop following, hidden in the shadows.
THE END