My veins suddenly turned cold as fear ignited within me, scorching my very being beneath the intensity of his condemning gaze. It felt like an eternity before I could gather my senses, only to realize that his words had seeped deep into my soul, rendering me unable to meet his eyes any longer.
"I don't remember buying them for you, Rara. Tell me, любовь, till when you were going to pretend?" His hand moved from my hair to wrap around my neck as he squeezed the muscles.
"No, i-it's not that! It just....I am not ready—" My breathing picked up as I looked at him apprehensively. "I am sorry! I am so sorry!"
"No, you're not sorry, Rara." Alexei sneered as his lips curled into a snarl. "Not yet." I tried not to shake under his fiery gaze as his other hand cupped my cheek harshly squeezing t
