The moment our eyes met, it felt as though the world around us faded into nothing but distant noise.
For a single heartbeat, the world stopped rotating.
And in that fleeting moment, I wanted to run.
I had no idea where.
I only knew it had to be as far away from him as possible.
Something whispered in my ear, warning me that this man was dangerous to my bond with Nicholas.
I watched as a slow smile spread across the man’s face, and my traitorous heart fluttered in response, making me want to rip the feeling straight out of my chest.
“Well,” the man said smoothly, “isn’t this interesting?”
His golden eyes swept over me slowly, from head to toe before lifting back to my face. Interest flickered behind his gaze.
“Nature is already calling you to me.”
I swallowed hard, finally taking
