Suddenly, Lucian’s hand wraps around my wrist, urging me to look at him. His blue eyes are blazing with a fervor that takes my breath away.
“You should stay with me,” he says, and it’s not a suggestion or a plea. It’s a vow, spoken with the weight of absolute certainty. “I won’t betray you. Ever.”
His words take me by surprise. I stare at him, the shock rendering me speechless. Stay with him? This dangerous, complicated man who called me pathetic and annoying? Who made me believe I was nothing more than a burden?
“What?” I breathe.
“Stay with me,” he repeats, his voice firm with conviction. “I will never betray you.”
I try to snatch my hand back, but his fingers tighten around my wrist. His grip is firm but not painful. Unbreakable.
“Let go of me.”
“No.”
“Lucian—”
“There’s nothing
