EVELARA
The breakfast ended with me promising Eryx not to leave at least hundreds of times, until he was almost dragged by his uncle for home school.
Now, it was me and Lucien Virek. The situation thickened instantly without the armour of light, and I sat there, helpless and unsure…
“Do you want anything?” His deep baritone rang, startling me as I glanced up. His eyes were still on the file, but it still felt as though he was piercing my soul.
“Umm—yes,” I cleared my throat, before fixing my gaze at him. “I have to return to work…”
And then—silence. It stretched too long that I felt restless and planned on urging him again, when—the cold Supreme finally raised his head.
His eyes fell on me, stirring something within me—something I still couldn't name.
A few seconds l
