Chapter 10 Touching Her

• Dante POV
• I should stop. I know I should stop. I gave her something to keep her asleep, but there’s always a risk she’ll wake. And I’m not ready for her to see me yet—not like this. Not when all she feels for me is hate.
• She fucking hates me. I’ve seen it in her eyes, the way her gaze turns cold whenever she notices me lurking in the background. But hate... Hate is such a strong emotion, isn’t it? Stronger than love, sometimes. If I can twist it, bend it to my will, turn that hatred into something else... something darker, something that keeps her tied to me, even if it’s through pain or fear...