Elara
The bedroom door clicked open. My heart stopped.
I pulled the blanket tighter around my naked body, hoping, praying it was Damien. But it wasn’t.
Kael walked in with two rough-looking men behind him. His smile was cold and cruel. My stomach dropped. Where were the bodyguards Damien promised? Victor and Marcus? I had seen them outside before I went to bed. What happened to them?
“You…” My voice shook. “Where are the bodyguards?”
Kael laughed softly as he closed the door. “Oh baby, you really are innocent. Those two work for me. They always have. Damien thinks he controls everything, but money talks louder than loyalty.”
I was doomed.
My heart pounded so hard I could hear it in my ears. I backed up against the headboard, clutching the blanket like a shield. “Don’t come near me.
