CHAPTER 23. THE DEMON'S REVELATION ELODIE'S POV His laughter erupts from his lips, loud and unrestrained, his head shaking in dark amusement as he continues to slip his hand deeper and deeper beneath the fabric of my nightgown. The motion is deliberate, torturously slow, until he begins to caress my ass with movements that are both sensual and possessive. God, I've lost all sense of control. My mind races frantically—how the hell did I change into this nightgown? The last thing I remember clearly is the overwhelming dizziness, the room spinning violently around me. Perhaps it must have been when I passed out earlier, when consciousness slipped away from me like water through desperate fingers. Oh my God, the realization crashes over me in waves. I'm thinking too deeply into myself, anal

