My brow knits together as a featherlight touch grazes my cheek, trailing down my neck with an intimate caress that startles me awake. Glacial green eyes lock onto mine, and instinctively, I recoil, scrambling backward until my back collides with the headboard. Still, I don't halt until I lose my balance and topple to the ground.
A soft chuckle resonates in the air, and my heart lurches at its sound. "You summoned me, princess, yet your reception lacks enthusiasm."
Seizing my pillow from the floor, I hurl it across the room with a surge of preternatural strength. "What the f**k are you doing in here, creep?!"
Hekate catches the pillow effortlessly, allowing it to slip from his grasp. "Again, you called."
Fuming and cursing, I rise from the ground, massaging my bruised knee. "I did not,
