“Yeah, I am.” Thea said boldly, looking straight into his eyes. “So, break up with me and stay the hell away or your precious Natalia will be next.” She paused, deliberately, letting the words sink in, letting them sit heavy between them.
His chest rose sharply, his breathing uneven, his eyes bulging in raw fury. Thea saw it clearly now, without doubt, without confusion. This was the reaction she had been waiting for.
She continued, her voice steady, unflinching. “You know what I’m like. She can’t withstand my curse.”
Osita tilted his head slowly, rage twisting his features. Inside Thea, something hardened.
‘I knew it,’ she whispered within herself, her gaze never leaving his face. ‘Natalia means most to you.’
That truth landed with a dull ache in her chest, but it also brought clari
