Page 233 of Kiss Me Tenderly

(Calls to the darkness in my heart…)

You and me, a twisted symphony

My end and my beginning

The only one who can tame

Demons raging inside my head

You should run away

But you pull me closer instead

Sinners like me, don’t belong with angels

But I don’t have it in me to pull away…

What are the secrets you’re hiding

Behind those violet eyes,

Little bird,

Good girls like you,

Shouldn’t have the demons dancing in their eyes

But something in you

Calls to the darkness in my heart…

(Calls to the darkness in my heart…)

But something in you

Makes me want to try…

(Makes me want to try…)

I wipe the tears streaming down my cheeks as the song comes to an end.

He wrote a song.

About me.

About us.

My heart swells with all the love I have for this man. I take a step forward, needing to be closer to him.

Or I would, but a hand slips around my waist, and I’m yanked back into a hard chest just as the crowd starts cheering loudly.

My heart is beating hard at the sudden movement, the blood rushing through my veins, buzzing in my ears as an unfamiliar set of hands manhandles me. The smell of alcohol and sweat surrounds me and makes my stomach roll.

I open my mouth to protest, but before I can say a word, I feel something cold and sharp press against my neck.

Holy shit.

“Now,” a voice whispers in my ear, making my whole body still. “You’ll be a good girl and do exactly what I tell you, understand?”