~SERIS
The world narrowed to the point where his chest met my back.
My breath caught, six years of living like a ghost in the human world—all shattered by two words whispered against my skin.
Wife.
I cowered, Xena's head bowing within my mind as his crushing, dark authority flooded every fiber of my being.
"Let go of me," I choked out, forcing my voice to shed its terror, venom taking its place.
I thrashed against his grip, but it was like trying to shift a wall. His hold didn't budge a millimeter; the heavy arm around my waist only contracted tighter, pinning my ribs until the breath wheezed out of me.
"Still fighting," Sylus rumbled, the vibration of his voice low and dangerous against my ear. He leaned down, his nose grazing the line of my jaw, inhaling sharply. "Even after all t
