Chapter 54: Reclaiming What Was His

"You can't just tell me to leave after you've–" Valda instinctively bit her tongue to restrain whatever curse might just leap out from it. Not only was she fuming, but she couldn't believe she fell right into his trap! Again!

His mate??? That sounded worse than an engagement ceremony!

She wanted to laugh at her present circumstances, but dared not. She wanted to believe this was another prank, but she knew better than to delude herself with that notion, so she rose to her feet after the pain circulating her body had subsided.

She met his eyes, and something about them seemed to bore holes into her. It felt as though she had absolutely nothing to hide from him, and that was her greatest fear. He seemed to understand every movement she makes and every word she says, nothing goes unnoticed by him, even when he wasn't looking, and atimes, she wondered how someone like him even ended up getting trapped in this building.