-Lucian-
As soon as dinner was over and people began to leave the dining room, I saw my opportunity to get Cecilia alone. She was one of the last ones to exit the room, and just as she attempted to leave, I pulled her back and closed the door, positioning myself in front of it.
“Hey!” she exclaimed.
Cecilia tried to move around me, but I completely blocked her path, and when it seemed like she was preparing to push me away, I seized her wrists and gently guided her back and down onto the table. She gasped in shock, but in such proximity, there was no denying the tension between us.
“You like to play, little beta, but you don’t play with fire.”
“Or what?” she challenged, her gaze flickering to my lips.
“You know the answer to that.”
I turned her around and restrained her arms behind
