My words felt heavy on my tongue as Orion carried me over to a leather couch and propped me down onto the cushioned surface, the embedded buttons grazed my exposed skin as the cool material sent a shiver down my spine. Beads made from crystal and pearl dug into my skin as I leaned into the armrest, I grazed my fingertips along my upper arm and winced as a thin trail of blood coated my hand. A wound grazed the exposed skin allowing blood to seep into the delicate dress that now adorned ice crystals. My stomach churned and twisted into a knot as I pressed on the wound to halt the bleeding and yet the motion seemed to be in vain as I grew faint from the loss of blood.
Orion’s interest piqued as the scent of blood hit his nose, he grimaced as he realized at that moment that the woman he was s
