CHAPTER 13

CHARLENE'S POV

That's probably why my pulse was increasing rapidly. As my mind raced in endless circles, trying to understand the situation, the person on the couch noticed me looking at him through the windows of my house and turned to look at me.

His emerald eyes widened when he saw me, and his face instantly contorted into a shocked expression. He stood and began running towards the front gate of my estate. I panicked and immediately ran to my closet to grab my favorite silver dagger and a stake that had come with the house.

I then dashed after the man that was now disappearing behind my front gate. Once I reached my driveway and ran inside, I immediately saw the person leaning against the fence. I raised my stake above my head, prepared to attack.

"Stop right there, stranger!" I barked.

The man whipped around quickly and his green eyes fell on me, widening in disbelief. Before I could say anything else, he darted past me in a flash and I followed, shouting angrily at him to tu