Ivy remained frozen in her seat, her fingers digging into the edge of the desk.
Elias did not move either.
He leaned back in his chair, watching her with a smirk that no longer felt playful!
“ I know what it feels like,” His voice was low, almost intimate. “Like a déjà vu, but worse…” He let out a chuckle.
Ivy’s throat tightened. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“Ah! You don't?” He tilted his head, eyes glinting. “ By the way, that ring’s not just pretty. It is a cage.I hope you are aware! ” His fingers twitched toward her hand, but she jerked back.
“Don’t…”
“Oh! So you know! You think you are the first to try and outrun this?” Elias laughed, but there was no warmth in it. “Fire and shadow, Ivy. Twin flames. It is always the same story.”
Her pulse roared in her ears. Twi
