I stood frozen on the spot staring into his eyes as they grew darker in front of me. My jaw dropped in shock. "Y-you, y-your..." I couldn't form the words, stuttering and stumbling over them as I fixated on his eyes, knowing all too well where I had seen this reaction before.
"Y Y Yes, Bella." He mimicked my stammer sarcastically. Fear began to creep into my system as I took a slow step back from him. He grinned evilly at my reaction, chuckling through his chest. "Oh dear," he paused, eyeing me carefully as I cowered in fright. "You are afraid of me but not Damien? Come on, Bella. We grew up together! I have spent all these years keeping my identity hidden from you, fearful of what you might think of me. Now you know and this is how you react?!" Eliciting a deep growl through his chest.
