CHAPTER 13
Ariel's POV
I'd been feeling eyes on me.
I knew it was Carlos, Dermos's right-hand man. He'd been watching me more often. I tried to brush it off, focusing on exploring the mansion, but I could feel his presence.
Every f*****g where.
One day, as I was sitting in the library, a book in hand, he walked in. I looked up, meeting his gaze, and for a moment, we just stared.
What does he want?
“Mind if I join you?” He asked.
I hesitated, unsure of what to say. But he didn't wait for an answer. He sat down across from me, picking up a book from the shelf nearby.
We started talking about books, of all things. I mentioned how much I loved classics, and he smiled, like I'd said something interesting. We bonded over our shared love for literature, and before I knew it, hours had pa
