Chapter 90

Althaia

“Damiano…” I swallowed hard as I looked at him, feeling my heart rate going up once again. “I…uh…” My mind went completely blank when I tried to come up with some kind of excuse. But who was I kidding? I was in deep shit no matter what.

“Quiet.” He growled out, and I clamped my mouth shut.

Damiano looked at me with his darkened eyes. I had seen that look on his face before, moments before he was about to end someone in the most brutal way.

And now it was aimed at me.

He slowly walked up to me, his eyes scanning my body, before he met my eyes. I had to tilt my head up to be able to see his face when he stopped in front of me.

My breath hitched in my throat at how close we were. He still had that effect on my body, making it flutter and tingle without even touching me, and his face was so close to mine that it almost felt unreal.

It also took everything in me not to turn around and make a run for it, not ready for what