Chapter 18. Danger

Intruder:

A person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent.

Tessa

"So, why do you keep your guest bound?" Nero finally took our attention back to the man who was zipped-tied and bleeding in front of me.

"Oh, him...yeah, this guy kept on watching me. I don't think he's a pervert, so I need to know why but the man is not speaking, and honestly, I was about to cut off his digits when you came in." I smiled sweetly and showed him my trustee cutter, which made the man let out a pathetic squeak and looked at me in horror. "Oh, great, now you're scared." I shook my head and mentally blame myself for wasting time and not going ahead with the finger-cutting instead of verbally insisting on him to tell me who he was and who sent him. I was off my game, I'd been too spoiled staying and laying low in Nero's apartment.

"Tell me, who sent you," my voice was icy calm, the man trembled and tried to take his hand away from m