Chapter Seven
Devika trembled on her knees, her eyes lowered to the floor.
The Vampire, Arkyn, just stood there, not making a sound, and the silence turned as sharp as a blade.
“I-I didn’t expect you here, My Lord,” she whispered.
Arkyn’s head c****d to the side, a wicked grin spreading his lips. “Don’t sound too disappointed, I might think you don’t like me.”
His sarcasm wasn’t lost on me. It was exactly what he wanted to see… just a matter of which one of us fell for the Sinful’s trap first.
My heart banged so loudly in my chest, I was convinced everyone in the Night Room heard it. Except all eyes were on the Sinful and Devika.
Tears tracked down her cheeks. Blonde curls fell over shoulders that shook with her cries.
I should have looked away from her humiliation, but I couldn’t
