Chapter 73
Ariel’s POV
Luciana didn’t flinch, not when I stepped closer, not when my voice cut sharper than I intended.
Not even when the tension between us thickened enough to choke on.
She just stood there… watching me, with that smug look on her face.
That calmness behind her features irritated me more than anything else.
Or what? She had asked, like I wasn’t a threat, like I was just another woman trying to fight for her man.
My fingers curled slightly at my sides as I held her gaze.
“You heard me,” I said, quieter this time and much firmer. “Stay away from him.”
Luciana tilted her head slightly with her lips curving into something that wasn’t quite a smile.
“And if I don’t?” She asked softly, and there it was again.
That tone, that not so defensive, nor aggressive tone.
It
