Maya's heart raced as she jumped from the bed, yanking down her dress to cover herself, eyes wide with panic. Tears welled up as she stared at the stranger whose glowing orange eyes still bore into her.
“Get away from me!” she demanded, her voice trembling, trying to regain some semblance of control.
The stranger, or better said, Tay, merely smirked, his lips curling into a smug, satisfied grin.
“Don't be so dramatic, little flame,” he drawled, his voice dripping with mockery. “You enjoyed every moment, didn’t you? So why the sudden shyness?”
"I hate you!" Maya spat, her voice cracking with both anger and betrayal. “You tricked me!”
The stranger laughed; a dark, amused sound that made her blood run cold. “Tricked you? Oh, darling, did you really think I’d let my mate be touched by an
