Mistress of the Dark.
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Serina inhaled slowly, savoring the moment as if it were the finest vintage, letting the taste of it roll over her tongue—victory.
She had known this would come. It was inevitable, as all things were with her. The moment Alana Calloway ceased to be, the moment she let go, surrendered, and accepted the truth carved for her—Serina's truth—she had become something more. Something worthy.
Something hers.
Serina tilted her head, watching, studying. Sable's breath trembled, her fingers twitched, but there was no resistance, no hesitation. Only quiet acceptance.
Beautiful.
Serina let out a breath, a pleased, indulgent sigh, her fingers ghosting down the curve of Sable's face, tracing her jaw, revelling in the warmth beneath her touch. "Sable Varro." The name dripped from her tongue, dark and honeyed, laced with satisfaction. Perfection.
Gone was the wretched thing that had clung to its past, the pitiful creature that had scraped and fought for meaning where there was none. And in its place—
Serina's masterpiece.
Her fingers trailed down Sable's throat, slow and deliberate, her touch feather-light yet possessive, marking her with every caress. "You wear it so beautifully," she purred, voice velvet and sin, threading through the air like silk. "My Sable. My perfect creation."
The words wrapped around Sable like a collar, invisible but unbreakable. Serina felt it—the shift, the final crack that had shattered the last remnants of resistance.
Alana Calloway had died.
And Sable Varro was born in her hands.
Serina's smirk deepened, pure satisfaction gleaming in her ice-blue eyes as she leaned in, lips brushing against Sable's ear, a whisper of breath against her skin. "You've made me so proud, darling."
The words slithered down, curling in Sable's stomach, winding around the void Serina had carved into her. A reward. A purpose. The approval she now lived for.
Serina pressed a slow, indulgent kiss to her temple, reverent in its cruelty, her fingers sliding beneath Sable's chin to tilt her face upward. She wanted to see it. The submission. The devotion. The understanding.
And oh, how exquisite it was.
She chuckled, soft and low, fingers stroking the pale column of Sable's throat. "You were meant for this. For me. You know that now, don't you?"
She didn't ask.
She knew.
And so did Sable.
Serina hummed, pleased beyond words, her lips grazing the corner of Sable's mouth, teasing, claiming. "You deserve a reward, don't you?" The question was a purr, indulgent, laced with wicked amusement. "Something befitting my most precious creation."
Her fingers trailed lower, curling at Sable's waist, pulling her just a breath closer, the heat of her presence pressing into her like a brand. "Tell me, my love—" Serina's voice dipped, sinking into something deeper, something that promised both pleasure and ruin.
"What do you want?"
She already knew the answer.