Terms of Intimacy

Vivienne’s POV

Someone like Valentin would clearly have rules. Rules that helped him stay in control. I remembered what I’d seen in Italy; Camilla’s hands tied, Valentin in complete control. He’d done the same with me in the boardroom that day.

I knew it was a feat for him to realize that he didn’t quite abhor touch when it was with me, even though we didn’t know how far that would go yet. It mig