Katherine’s POV
"Here?" I whispered, my eyes darting around the confined, dimly lit space of the moving carriage.
He simply nodded, his broad chest rising and falling slowly as he waited in heavy, expectant silence for me to obey his command.
I lifted my chin, meeting his intense golden gaze without flinching. "No."
His jaw visibly clenched, and his eyes instantly hardened into a dangerous glare at my sudden defiance. But a fraction of a second later, the tension in his face cracked.
He stared at my trembling hands and slowly exhaled, his glowing eyes softening as he finally understood my hesitation.
I wasn't just defying him—I was completely vulnerable.
"Right," he murmured into a thick, fiercely protective rasp. "Then in my bedroom."
I swallowed hard, sitting completely frozen
