His velvet obsession
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Astrid pov
The silence between us was no longer empty; it was heavy with the things he knew. Xavier took my hands back into his, his touch shifting from a cold command to something agonizingly gentle. He rubbed the bruised, angry skin of my knuckles with his thumb, his gaze fixed on the damage I’d done to myself.
"I don't like seeing you get hurt, Velvet," he murmured. His voice wasn't a threat this time. It was worse. It was a soft, possessive caress that made me want to lean into him and scream at him all at once.