Control. I blew out a deep breath and slouched on the throne. I had control.
“You need to learn how to control your urges. Most demons learn control when they’re young, others… don’t and end up screwing people up like Javier did with Trevon.” Eros brushed my hair from my face.
Was Javier out of control? Crazy? Would he have ruined me if he, instead of Eros, slept with me? Something inside of me stirred, my demon awakening. Would I have let him?
Eros picked me off the throne, sat on it, and placed me in his lap. “I’m not going to lie to you, Dani. People have been talking and questioning your ability to rule, especially since you’re so young.”
I brushed my thumb against my ring in my pocket and slid it back onto my finger. “I know…” People were whispering about me around the castle, out
