Chapter 24. Lucky Day

Evelyn

“Why… why should he leave?” I mustered the courage to ask, though my nerves danced on a razor’s edge. His stance, his penetrating gaze, the weight of his question—all combined to fray my composure. There was an undeniable force in his presence, his fucking aura, one that threatened to bring me to my knees.

“Because I said so,” he retorted, his voice laced with icy resolve, his eyes daring me to challenge him. Despite the cocktail of nerves, guilt, and desire swirling within me, I found the strength to respond.

“Your word may be law in your domain, but not here,” I countered, arms folded defiantly across my chest. “Cameron stays.”

Jacob’s jaw tightened, his fists clenched at his sides, and a storm brewed in his gaze, anger palpable in every line of his body. I knew he wouldn’t harm me physically, but his methods were unpredictable. Would it be a stern reprimand or something far more… intriguing? Well no, it’d be wicked. Absolutely fucking wicked.