Chapter 19

JAREK

Her bodyguard bursts through the door and shoves me out of the way. "Focus on me, Keena," he whispers intimately to her.

Keena takes her eyes off of me and looks deeply into the bodyguard's eyes. "Ward," she whispers as she closes her eyes.

I watch in horror as her bodyguard runs his thumbs down her cheeks. Keena lets out a relaxing sigh and the flames that were erupting from her fingertips are slowly disappearing leaving minimal damage on her bed.

As soon as the rage that is swarming around Keena is extinguished her bodyguard turns to me and glowers at me. "You need to leave."

"I don't think that is for you to decide," I snap back at him.

Slowly Keena opens her eyes and lets out a calm sigh. "You need to leave," she says to me with disappointment in her eyes. "I clearly cannot control my emotions around you."

"This conversation isn't over," I growl at her as I turn on my heels and leave the room.

I am mumbling to myself as I make my way back down to the