Venom and Velvet

TALIA POV

That was rude, Sparrow said. Even for him that was RUDE.

After Lucius dumped me on the bed and walked out, I just lay there for a minute.

Staring at the ceiling.

"Well," I said to the empty room. "Someone woke up on the murder side of the bed."

Payback for stabbing him.

Right.

Like I'd stabbed him for FUN.

Like I hadn't been DYING when I did it.

"Asshole," I muttered to the empty room. "