The moment he saw me clawing at my neck, my face turning blue, Caden exploded.
He threw the heavy timber table to the side. Maps and plates crashed to the floor as he managed to catch me just as I slid off the chair.
His hands were shaking violently when he pulled me into his lap, his arms wrapping around me possessively.
The cold, hateful mask was gone and his face was white. His silver eyes were wide, filled with a raw, shaking terror I had never seen before. He looked like he was the one who couldn't breathe.
"Rhea!" he barked. It wasn't a soft word. It was a command, but his voice was trembling. "Breathe. Damn you, breathe!"
He gripped me so tight it hurt, his hands shaking against my shoulders. I could feel his heart hammering against my back, it was a frantic, violent rhythm. H
