His Dark Love

Previously

…In that moment, surrounded by the indifferent opulence of the gala, our fake relationship imploded, replaced by a raw, undeniable truth. The anger and jealousy that had fueled our confrontation had ignited something far more powerful, a flame that threatened to consume us both. And as our bodies pressed together, as our lips moved with an urgency that defied all logic, I knew, with a certainty that chilled me to the bone, that this night would change everything. The carefully constructed walls had come down, and in their place, a desperate, all-consuming passion had taken root. We were no longer pretending. We were finally, terrifyingly, real.