Chapter 7

Hazel’s POV

My back collided harshly with Cassius’s chest as Ezra pushed me towards him. Before I could move, he had his arms wrapped around me.

“Let me go!” I screamed when Cassius grabbed my face before tugging me towards his face. My breathing shortened, he was too close for my liking. My heart skipped several beats as his stormy eyes pierced through me.

“Obey, little one.” There was something dangerous about his words. The roughness of his words scraped my courage, my mind stilled with fear, I didn’t want to know what he was capable of doing to me. I instinctively froze out of pure terror.

His voice was so loud and icy that it made my heart skip several beats. I looked up at him in both fury and fear. His eyes had lost their shine which was present when he confronted me on the balcony. His face looked stoic, his body looked tensed and his eyes were a dangerous combination.

“It took longer than expected…”

Ezra said