Tormented (The Binding Chronicles, #2)

by Elayna R. Gallea

“Every single moment of every night, from here until the end of time, you will have me.”

“I love you more than books and research and science. I love you more than coffee and chocolate.” Stealing another kiss, I continued. “Sebastian, I love you more than anything else I’ve ever known in my entire life.”

“I love you,” I whispered against his lips. He groaned, as if my words were a fine delicacy prepared by world-renowned chefs, and he’d taken the first bite of the most exquisite food in existence. “Say it again, darling.”

“I choose you, Sebastian Montquartier. I choose this life. I choose to remain by your side, always.

“Believe me, Princess, when we come together for the first time, I’m going to need you to be well-rested.”

Shrugging, I chuckled as I pulled up my sleeve. “What can I say? I’m a delight.” His eyes glimmered, and he seemed barely able to hold in a laugh as he stepped toward me, the snow crunching beneath his feet. “You’re right, my love. You are a delight.”

“What do they collect?” “Everything,” he replied softly. “Stories. Objects. Legacies. They had a relic in their possession that Mother wanted, so I procured it for her.”

“No one touches you and gets away with it,” he snarled.

Maybe these little moments, when we put them all together, would be enough.

“I shall attempt to be quiet while you lay out the steps to what will obviously be an extremely rigorous scientific experiment.”

Death hung in the air like a thick, ominous fog, blanketing everything with an unshakable sense of dread and finality.