Chapter Twenty-One

Then he was on top of me, pinning me to the floor, and all the defiance in my face gave place to surprise.

“Yes, you know her, because she is you, dragă. She is hidden inside your mind and heart.”

“I’m not scared of you!” I whispered.

“Are you sure, Alexandra?” His eyes changed again and his canines lengthened. He just couldn’t help himself. Something told me he needed me to fear him, even though he didn’t want it, neither made him happy about it.

“What are you?” My muscles stiffened, and a squeak came out of my lips.

“I’m cursed!” He sounded so much like a wounded animal giving me his answer, that if he meant to scare the soul out of my body, he failed. Yes, I got afraid of him, sort of... But deep down I knew he would never hurt me and that ace I had up in my sleeve.

“Get off me!” I said with gritted teeth, and he didn’t move, setting my blood to boil. “I won’t say it again, get the hell off me!” Fire flashed in those golden eyes and it made me believe he wasn’t used to someone def