Publicly Claimed

"Please, come inside. I think this should be a private conversation." Jessamine said weakly, the panic in her voice laughable. She had been openly angry at me for the past hour, but now she sounded worried.

"No one besides me should ever touch you," Beatrix stated, her finger pressing harder into her mark as she continued to circle it.

I nodded as her body relaxed slightly, allowing me to grab a