Krissan woke with the first light of dawn, her mind still buzzing with the emotional turmoil from the previous day. As she sat up, she couldn’t help but replay the moments she had shared with Deyonjay. Each interaction had been a dance of strategy and sincerity, but now, she felt an unfamiliar warmth creeping into her thoughts. She was falling for him, and it was as exhilarating as it was terrifying.
Deyonjay had left early for a meeting, and Krissan was grateful for the time alone to sort through her feelings. She dressed slowly, her mind wandering through the maze of her emotions. How could she, a woman who had seen so much brutality, be moved by the very man who had brought her so much pain?
The mansion was quiet as she made her way to the study. She needed a distraction, something to
