Aria
My stomach plummets to the floor, and I close my eyes, trying to work out a way out of my predicament.
Should I use my shadows now?
Maybe if I take him by surprise, I can still make it out of there.
But what if he shifts and tries to kill me?
No, I have to do something now.
I don't know where he's taking me. What if it's somewhere filled with people worse than he is?
Then I'll really be trapped and never get to see Kaidën ever again.
I can't let that happen. I have to find a way out of this no matter what happens.
"Why do you want me?" I ask, fixing the back of his head with a hard gaze.
He doesn't turn back at me before he starts answering my question. "Do I need a reason for buying something I like?"
His words cause my skin to tighten, and a prickling of awarenes
