Velvet Chains: Will it break?

s on a

mischief and future escapes. Cassian retreated behind his office doors wi

- soft rugs under bare feet, endless glass catching the city's heartbeat. She stumbled across

she fo

inges, but the faintest c

shed i

a cathedral of shadows and brush strokes and oil paint

d. But what made her breath catch were the ones in the far corner: a cluster

n't look.

good at obeying rules, es

d behind t

ree before she

ile and haunted eyes. Over and over, Cassian's brush had captu

, she had torn

didn't want her to see. This was t

ting, is

, leaning against the studio door, arms folded, watching her. No tie now. Just

orry. I w

d closer, slow and l

neck. "If you don't want secrets fo

tter anyway. He reached past her, plucked the curtain back into pla

his breath. "She taught me exactly how dangerous love can be. So reme

st heartbeat. "Maybe you're right.

grazing his chest - but she swore

ruth anyway, Cassian. Whe

chased her down the hallway

had tru