Marked by Velvetsin – Chapter Eight: The Rite of Ruin
As the Rite of Ruin begins, Velvetsin dismantles Trent’s final defenses mind, body, and will seducing him into a deeper, irreversible surrender under her unrelenting power.
The chamber was darker than usual tonight. Not dim—dark. Velvet drapes drawn tight. Candles unlit. The scent of black orchid clung to the air like a promise wrapped in danger. And at its heart, kneeling in breathless anticipation, was Trent. His knees pressed into the cool marble, bare skin kissed by the faintest draft. Collared, naked, and already pulsing with need, he waited where she’d left him—exactly twelve inches fr...