23: FIGHT

Under Ruan’s scrutinizing and intense stare on her naked body, instead of felt being violated, Kaliyah found herself being embarrassed.

She was thinking…

Does he find me beautiful?

Does he think, I am alluring?

Does he want me, unlike how Fenris rejected me?

Or was he disappointed in me just as my mate does…

Kaliyah gulped; a lump felt like blocking her throat as she swallows.

Ruan’s eyes fell to her eyes back, looking deep into those mesmerizing violet eyes. He held her stare for a moment, and there seemed to be an internal dialogue between them. One that is so intense and no one was brave enough to cut off.

And it was him who lost.

Just as she wished, he threw a dagger on the rope she’s being tied with, and in a second, Kaliyah was falling to the ground. She already anticipated her painful fall, starting from her head. Yet, that didn’t happen.

Ruan caught her. And being wrapped in his arms, she felt his bare hands touching h