(Aaliyah’s POV)
Did he just say simmering attraction?
I almost laughed in his face.
If by "simmering attraction" he meant the burning disgust burning in my stomach, then sure—why not?
Let’s call it that.
Seriously, I understood Jaime’s worry about involving me in all this now.
To think that I had been pissed... had thought that he was trying to shut me out of my own plan because he didn’t think me capable, but I got it all now… and even if I didn’t like it, I could appreciate it.
I had heard that Elijah Moreno was an arrogant, power-hungry bastard, but this? This was a whole new level of delusion.
God, the way the councilman’s predatory smirk deepened, the way his gaze crawled over me like I was some meal plated and served just for him… it made my blood boil.
I had gone into thi
