DANIKA
My heart is pounding so fast, it feels like it's going to explode. Thoughts scramble in my mind. Did they get my face? What if I get blackmailed with the photo?
"Dove, look at me," Kaziel says, and I turn to look at him, my legs barely holding me up.
"I'm taking you home, okay?" He says, and I part my lips to protest.
"I should tell—"
"No, you don't have to. She left you all alone. Clearly, she doesn't care," Kaziel tells me.
He scoops me into his arms in bridal style, and I let out an awkward squeak, my stomach tightening.
He chuckles. "Relax, sweetheart. You're safe."
"I'm heavy—" I start to say, and he snorts.
"Do you think my muscles are there for decoration?" He asks, and I giggle, burying my face against his chest.
I like this part of him. So charming.
Earlier, I'd
