Previously:
"Then let them. Why are you protecting me?" I dared to raise a question with which could either give me the answer I wouldn't be expecting or an answer that would just leave disappointment behind. My stomach churned with anticipation as I felt my heartbeat quicken while he contemplated my question.
My feelings' reaction to everything felt alien to me. I wasn't this woman a few days before, what was happening to me? What was happening to me in this man's company, specifically?
His eyes held an ominous look, something that was impossible to decipher and he knew how to mask his thoughts well behind those cold amber eyes. When I couldn't take any more of the wait, he spoke up.
"I stole you from Raphael. Now, you're just as much mine as you were his-" His eyes flickered between
