Ariana’s POV
“Damon, what is wrong with you? Why does it seem like I’m speaking to a clone of yourself?”
If I wasn’t mistaken there’d been the evident surprise in his eyes. But as soon as it came it was gone.
“Am I not the one you want?”
“Don’t be mistaken, you’re the one I want but I wouldn’t live under an illusion to satisfy myself. I crave the man you are at heart.”
“You can be quite selfish, princess. What more of myself do you want to have all to yourself?”
I pulled him down using his collar, ensuring that our eyes met, “I’ll take everything you are if you let me. So be warned, merchant.”
He seemed a little shell shocked and remained vulnerable in our proximity, his ears red. I knew he was hiding things from me and I selfishly wanted to know everything, it didn’t matter.
Then,
