Owned by Night

ing the small length of my apartment, torn between

what I told myself repeatedly, as I stood in front of the mirror, s

ackwell wasn'

enough to believe t

ed it, already knowing who

: I'm

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ld ca

I di

ed the door behind me and stepp

r, the same sleek, black machine

side, dark and unreadable, but the slight cu

he said, opening the

do y

it him like a second skin, his shirt unbuttoned just

to ignore the way his proxim

g behind me felt final, like i'd

ed as he droved through the city, one h

kyline. "I don't see th

o something that resembled

us but it wasn't uncomfort

g one leg over the other and

to ignite something low in m

aying w

new

to see how close I cou

at some upsc

intimate dimly-lit bar hidde

u found by accident, it was ex

mitted as we slid into a booth nea

turned his attention to m

ing with the cor

ng flash

softly. "I p

ly touched mine. Damien on the other hand,

e me r

I asked finally, unable to ignor

h mine, and for a seco

ou

is answer sent a sh

not an

nly one tha

e on the table, light but delib

hough the heat of his to

?" I asked, my voice s

d in slightly, his

nk you wan

ened. I hated t

quiet, but this tim

l the silence, and I

ont of my apartment, I didn

er di

slightly, tur

e said, voice low and rou

eat curling lo

ave told h

goodnight and shu

of my jaw, tilting my face towar

ed him

oft. It was

ll the tension we'd been dancin

e closer until I was half on his lap, s

cking snapped me back to realit

de and his lips sw

r," he murmured, his thu

s I stepped out of the

n't n

ide my apartment, Damien'

cking me against the wall, his hands gripping my hips a

st him as his fingers trailed beneath

the sound of his name

ugh to look at me, his

he said, voice ro

idn

ged him toward

t I didn't wan