Chapter 123: A Dangerous Mate
Sebastian~
I stared at her like she’d grown horns and sprouted wings.
"Yeah," she said, voice only a whisper. "That one."
Silence engulfed us tight and choking.
I took a step back, bumping into the doorframe. My hand clenched around it like it was the only thing keeping me upright. Brielle—no, not Brielle, not the woman I thought she was—stood there with eyes that looked like storm clouds holding secrets sharp enough to cut.
"You’re the one everyone fears. The one who—" I shook my head. "Sebastian, you’re such an idiot." I said to myself.
It wasn’t a bad coincidence after all.
She flinched, just barely, but I caught it.
"I didn’t come back to hurt you, Sebastian," she said, voice trembling now. "I came back because I couldn’t stay away."
I barked a laugh. "Oh, really? That before or after you laced my tongue with whatever demonic roofie made me pass out like a drunk freshman?"
She stepped closer, cautious, like I was a wounded animal. Maybe I was. She stopped just short of touching me.