FIFTY-THREE

A chill spread goosebumps all over my skin. My eyes doubled in size when a woman came in pushing a tray. The first sign of danger was the smile on her lips and how she entered my room without waiting for my response.

“I didn’t order anything,” I said but she continued to smile, shutting the door behind her.

“It’s a gift for our special guest. The manager heard Cahir Armani’s Luna is staying at our humble hotel so he sent a special meal for our esteemed guest.”

An enemy.

Aristo's words rang in my head long after I left Alpha Blood and with the sudden appearance of this woman in my locked room, my frayed nerves became even more frayed.

“Thank you but I’m not interested in eating. I’ll call for room service when I’m hungry.”

I was hungry before she came in. I’d planned to go downstairs to explore the hotel grounds after my bath but now, I felt my hands tremble as I gripped my dagger.

“Oh, really? Well, is there anything else you need, Luna Sihana?” She opened the curtains closest to her