“I've been waiting for you.” The words hung in the air between Raven and Aaron and she felt her entire body go stiff with shock. How could he have known she was coming and why wasn't he alarmed or afraid or doing anything besides staring at her with those cursed eyes of his? Before she could even think about what to do next, Aaron's hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. Everything happened so fast that she barely had time to register it. He twisted her arm and flipped them over in one smooth motion, and suddenly her back was pressed against the soft mattress with him hovering above her, the dagger she had been holding clattered somewhere on the floor. Raven’s breath caught in her throat and she simply stared up at him with wide eyes. This was not how things were supposed to go. She w

