Ivara's POV
My fingers went slack before my brain could stop them. It was like his words held some kind of power over me.
The phone slipped from my grip and thumped against the rug, and the sheets loosened in my other hand.
For one stupid, frozen second, I just lay there, eyes still squeezed shut, heart slamming so hard I was sure he could hear it.
Wait. My heart dropped straight to my stomach.
What did I just do? Did I— oh dear Goddess. I had just proven him right, now he’d confirmed that I was lying.
I squeezed my eyes shut tighter, willing myself to disappear, to rewind time, to undo that one stupid, stupid reaction. Maybe dying would be better.
Xlynor’s voice was low and lazy, but I caught the edge of suspicion beneath it… he didn’t sound certain. It was more like he was trying
