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Xavier turned me around to face him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small velvet box. It looked ominous on the coffee table.

I obeyed. The movement was fluid now, practiced. The heels no longer wobbled; they clicked with a confident rhythm against the floorboards.

Xavier nodded, satisfied. "Then we are ready for tomorrow."

"Temporary was a phase," he corrected, picking up the jewelry. "This is a statement. It tells the world exactly who you belong to. It tells them that the person who walked in here is gone."