The Labyrinth: A Dark Monster Romance (Tenth Circle Book 1) by Torri Heat

Author:Torri Heat [Heat, Torri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Ten

Had I ever experienced delirium? Felt the poison seep into my bones, clouding my vision and bleeding into my brain. Had I ever tasted obsession? The bitter wine that stained my teeth, lingering on my tongue until I could taste nothing else. My foundations had been shaken, my morals, cracked. I couldn’t be certain of much anymore, but I knew this one fact to be true. I was madly and deliriously obsessed with Rissa, and it was going to damn us both to Hell.

I couldn’t be certain when the change had taken over my body. The sudden switch where my brain was only capable of thinking of Rissa. I was a man possessed. I wanted to be with her at all times. Fucking her. Hurting her. Rebuilding her. I wanted to know more about her. What made her tick. What made her, her. There was something special about my deliciae, something so utterly pure that I wanted to corrupt. I wanted to bottle her essence whole, and to consume it with every chance I got. Instead, I often found myself with my council, listening to them drone on about city business that I knew I should care about when my mind was drifting toward the woman who sat inside the locked bedroom upstairs, waiting for me to return.

I told myself I kept her locked in for her safety. In case the house was attacked, it would offer some sense of protection. In reality, I knew it was because I was terrified of her running away. I also knew that if she did so, I’d search the world a thousand times over to find her and bring her home. I’d burn down anything in my way, pawing through the ashes and rubble to find her body. Even if I hadn’t memorized the curves of her body, she was marked now with my initials. My claim lay on her body, clear as day. I had opened it up twice since the initial time, and each time was just as sweet as watching that first slice of Rissa’s perfect skin.

She enjoyed the pain in a way I hadn’t expected when I took her from the villages. I knew she was strong. I knew there was something that lay beneath the surface. I hadn’t expected this, hadn’t expected her.

And now I was delirious in my obsession. Everything I did, I did for her. Everything I took steps toward, attempted, was for her. The Ravens encroaching on my territory threatened her safety. The council that met every day in my living room did the same. They were here now, as we discussed a stronger perimeter we could enforce to keep the Ravens out of the city center. The problem being where did we draw the line? Which parts of the city did we choose to keep safe, and which did we allow to be consumed by the Ravens’ greed? It was a delicate topic.

“If we set the perimeter up around Solaris, I think that should be fine.

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