The sound of his voice and the words he said got her to look at him directly in his golden, feline-like eyes.
Her eyebrows furrowed as she tried to figure out what he meant. But he offered her no explanation as he broke off eye contact with her to examine the collar around her neck.
“I found something you might enjoy,” he spoke again as he held what looked like a key up in the moonlight. “I think this might unlock the collar you're stuck in.”
Almost immediately, her heart rate jumped, so much so that Liam could physically see her chest thumping.
He leaned forward to search for the point of entry for the key, only for Phatima to quickly lean back, forcing her back into the cushions behind her and away from him. He looked up at her face, already expecting to see her eyebrows knitted to
