He watches intensely as I bring my index finger covered in our blood to my face, inspecting it before dropping it to my lips, slipping it inside. The metallic taste bursts on my tongue, but I barely get a chance to finish what I started before Grey is on top of me. My back slams into the mattress as he pushes me down, covering my mouth with his. "You're fucking mine, Avery," he growls into my mouth. "This lifetime and the next one too."

