Chapter, Twenty-three
Faelen’s POV
As I stood trembling before Hunter, he gazed at me with those pretty, but menacing eyes that cut through me more than anything.
I knew I had to think fast, but my mind was blank with fear and the shock of unexpectedly bumping into him.
“I said… what are you doing here?!” His voice rang through the empty hallway, not minding if he woke others in the estate.
There was also an anger in his voice that sent chills down my spine. He wasn’t going to let me leave until I answered him, he already made that clear.
Even though I was scared to death of him, I knew there was no way I could tell him the truth. I’d be as good as dead if I dared open my mouth about the truth of it.
But then, I could see that he was ready to drag the truth out of me by force if n
