CHAPTER 15
SALVATORE POV
Sweat trickled down my neck despite the cold night air.. I hadn't felt it in years.
Not real fear. Not the kind that tightened around your ribs and refused to let go.
But as I stared at the letter in my hand, something cold settled deep inside my chest.
Lena noticed. Of course she did. She noticed everything.
"What is it?" she asked quietly.
I folded the paper before she could see it. "Nothing."
Her eyes narrowed immediately. A normal person would've accepted the answer.
Lena never did.
"You're lying."
The guard beside the door suddenly looked very interested in the floor. Smart man.
I dismissed him with a glance.
The moment the door shut, silence returned. Heavy. Watchful. Dangerous.
"Lena."
"Salvatore."
The way she repeated my name sounded like a
