The words hung heavily in the library.
Who has Kyren cleared?
I've cleared the janitor. My dad. Jia. The thought was a physical blow. Even… Kyren. No. She's wrong, the stalker couldn't possibly be anyone I considered family.
I couldn’t move. For a moment I was frozen. The sound of Tessa's retreating footsteps and a satisfied sigh escaping her lips, echoed in the library.
A hand clamped over my mouth from behind.
I didn't scream. I knew the scent that flooded my senses. Expensive cologne, sandalwood, clean linen, him. Kyren.
He pulled me backward, until my back was pressed against his chest.
He spun me around, his grey eyes were now dark in the dim light, burning with an intensity that stole my breath.
"Eavesdropping, Princess?" His voice was a low, dangerous rasp. There was n
