Alpha Evon’s smile deepened, his dark eyes gleaming with amusement, like he knew something I didn’t, like he was always a step ahead. He took a slow step forward, closing the distance between us with an unnerving grace.
“Well then,” he murmured, his voice low and velvety, “I’m listening.”
There it was again, that deliberate pressure he applied so easily, coaxing me into a reaction, like I was some kind of puzzle he couldn’t wait to solve. My heart beat loudly in my ears, a rhythm I couldn’t control, and I hated the way it echoed in the silence between us.
“I...” I started, but the words caught in my throat. There was so much I wanted to say, but none of it seemed to matter in the moment, not with him standing so close, his presence wrapping around me like a suffocating blanket.
He tilt
