Chapter 48: Heart or life
ARIEL'S POV
My heart slammed against my ribcage, the air nearly knocked out of me at the sight of the person I bumped into while escaping Viktor.
Aeron.
His brows were drawn, eyes moving slowly from me to Viktor. I could feel him connecting the dots, but I didn’t wait to find out what he’d do next.
I squeezed past, hurrying for my room. Everything replayed in my head like a nightmare I couldn’t shake off.
I hadn’t meant to go down this road. Not with a man who was engaged. A man whose fiancée was somewhere in this house. A man I’d just found out was cursed. Not just mysteriously tied to me—but dangerous enough that loving him could kill me.
But the moment Viktor kissed me... something inside me dissolved. I can’t explain it. It felt like my brain shut off
