Chapter 117. Your Heart Will Be in My Hand

Drevena POV

Silence. Suffocating, thick silence—heavy enough to choke on. Everyone was frozen in shock.

Dervic’s eyes were locked on me, wide and stunned, his mouth slightly agape as he tried to process the fact that I had just slapped him.

As he stared, the ticking of the clock seemed louder now, faster, as though it was desperately counting down to something. He wasn’t the only one stunned.

Lilith, who had been trembling moments ago, whispering that we were going to die, caught in the middle of a panic attack, now stood frozen. Her eyes shook as she stared.

And as my grin stretched wider, my eyes glinting with a rush, my heart pounding with raw excitement, a low, amused chuckle slipped from my lips. My grip tightened around his chin, the sound blending with the relentless ticking of the clock.

Hahaha. This was exciting.

This was fun. My mate.

I had just slapped one of my mates. I could still feel the dull sting in my palm, and