My heart stopped.
Because I didn’t know if that meant he wanted distance..or if he wanted the opposite so badly it scared him.
He moved closer, and the space between us disappeared until the air felt charged, tight, almost ready to snap.
His voice dropped-low, final, leaving no room for argument. “Put on the black lingerie.”
The words hit me hard. Cold. Commanding. Final.
Before I could react-before I could even breathe properly-Damian turned away.. He didn’t look back. He didn’t wait. He vanished into the shadowed hallway, leaving me standing there, frozen, the weight of his command pressing down on my chest.
I swallowed hard. My heart pounded so fast it hurt. Confusion and fear twisted together inside me, tight and sharp.
His voice seemed to echo in my head, impossible to ignore,
