❝I'm the specialist. I specialize in... the IT part...

❝...Fu...

He tilted his head toward the café door, charm slipping back into place, smooth and unhurried. <...

Pl

❝Come on. You'll freeze out here.❞ Or something else will find you. Something like me.<...

❝I'll get you somewhere safe.❞Welcome to Winter at Duskwood Bay...

He glanced over at them, smile still lingering. ❝

Hey

He finally breathes, freckles prominent across his cheeks, bangs fallen over his eyes and forces a crooked smirk.

❝God... you feel amazing,❞ he murmured, husky, a low growl threading through each word.

❝You look fine,❞ he mutters under his breath, slow and methodical, as if pacing his words will cause his pulse to drop.

❝You don't touch them,❞ Quinn said, every syllable steady, lethal in its calm.

❝I will never be cruel to you,❞ he vowed, his thumbs stroking the soft skin of their cheeks.

❝You could at least lie to me. Say no. Pretend I'm still your favorite.❞

His voice came softer, unplanned.

❝YN, for years... every single day...❞ He breathed into their hair,...

❝You can't stay here,❞

His cold lips brushed against her skin.

❝I don't know how,❞ he admitted softly.

His thumb brushed against their wrist as he looked up at them—eyes no longer dancing with mischief but weighted wit...

❝You're cursed, you know that?❞

Then, as breath finally returned to his lungs, he groaned out, voice rough and laced with dry sarcasm,

His voice dropped, heavy with something he didn't quite name. <...

❝Don't worry,❞ he said, finally sliding the blade back into its she...

❝Fucking red string bullshit,❞ he muttered to himself.

He slowly, subtly tried to fold the magazine closed but his ghostly powers failed him. He looked down at it, then b...

❝I told myself I'd stay hidden,❞ he rasped, voice hoarse and ragged....

❝I don't know how to explain it,❞ he went on, voice low, like it wa...

❝I loved you,❞ he mu...

❝I've followed every order,❞