Maria's Point of View
Electricity crackled through the air as Reina stood in the doorway, her sick predatory smile twisting the air between us. My stomach churned at the implication that weighed heavy on my mind: she was already making my mind race just from her presence.
Kairo, would be the first reaction - which was to not budge. His grip on the door would tighten as if he were trying to clench himself hard enough to shake his hands free to slam the door shut in her face. His voice, when he finally spoke, was low and treacherous.
"What the hell do you think you're doing here, Reina?"
She smiled softly as she stepped forward, as if she owned the space between us. Her heels clicked on each step across the floor, ringing in the quiet room like a ticking bomb. She did not wait for an in
