The auditorium went deathly quiet.
From the few questions I heard, I realized something. Everyone knows about the curse, but nobody dares to say it aloud.
This girl is either bold or stupid. Perhaps both.
Kayden tilted his head, violet eyes glittering under the lights. He let the silence stretch for that poor girl to start sweating, only to dart his gaze and stare at me.
No…
He can’t be this stupid.
Then he smiled. I felt every drop of blood drain from my face as Iodore’s gaze followed what he was looking at, and when he realized it was me…
Iodore’s smile sharpened into something lethal and scary.
Oh… no. This is bad.
Kayden didn’t answer the girl right away. He kept his eyes locked on mine—those violet depths now burning with unmistakable intent—and the entire
