Chapter 76

Mira

I stand stock-still staring into the icy blue eyes of the only man that has the power to cripple me with fear. My heart thumps painfully in my chest; the music, and the chatter of the people in the bar all suddenly seem deafeningly loud. The mic slips out of my hand and hits the floor with a loud thump. I blink, and he disappears like he was never there. But he was. I felt the chill of his gaze pass through me. I turn and run off the stage while my legs could still carry me. I push the back emergency door and race out of there before my lungs cave in.

Just as I round the corner, I feel a sturdy pair of arms wrap around me, and I let out a shrill scream. “Peach, it’s me. It’s me.” Through my panic, my mind registers Wyatt’s voice, and I fall into his arms as if someone had taken the floor right out from under me.

“I saw…Wy, I saw…” I pant breathlessly. Wyatt lifts me and spins me so I could face him.

“Mira, hey, look at m