Chapter:- 43

After three other near-death experiences which end too well to be anything other than a side-effect of the ritual, Amelia confronts Alex again.

Shee doesn't care that Alex didn't tell her what was about earlier. She just wants to know what the limits are. She wants to know how many risks she can take before it's too much. She wants to make sure she'll survive even the worst injuries, because she's not ready to leave Alex yet.

Her lover's gaze softens for an instant before growing darker as he tells Amelia he'll never have to worry about that again.

It's possessive and wrong in so many ways, but all Amelua feels is desire and power and love.

Because somehow, Alex William took all of Amelia's weaknesses – her propensity for injury and insecurities about her place in Alex' life – and crushed them into pieces.

"You must think me cruel, selfish," Alex whispers to him that night. "But love is always selfish."

Amelia doesn't care. She'll be selfless enough for the two of them if it means Ale