Her brows drew together the moment she heard the heavy, deliberate thud of footsteps closing in. Unease prickled along her spine. She had barely pushed herself upright when the door flew open with a violent force, and her breath hitched lodging somewhere in her throat at the sight of him.
His eyes burned.
Gold swirled within them like a storm barely contained, blazing with a fury that made her pulse stutter erratically.
He was livid.
Without a word, he slammed the door shut behind him and locked it with a sharp, echoing click. The sound alone made her flinch.
"I told you not to get involved in this."
His voice was eerily calm, but beneath that quiet tone lay something far darker raw, seething malice that made her heart pound painfully against her ribs.
"W-what?" she stammered, confusion lacing her trembling voice.
