I swallowed hard, my heart racing, as my cheeks burned when he started walking toward us, his eyes never leaving mine.His jaw tightened, as I watched his chest move with a slow, deep breath like he was trying to keep his cool. I knew he recognized me, but I tried not to make my shaky body obvious.My heart was racing so fast I thought I would pass out that minute.Bella smiled, completely clueless. “Aria, this is my dad, Mr. Nicholas King.” She turned to him. “Dad, this is Aria, my best friend. The one I told you about.”His lips parted like he wanted to say something, but he swallowed the words, as his eyes had this unreadable feeling while they burned into mine in a weird, kind of way.I tried to speak but my throat suddenly became dry. “N- Nice to meet you, Mr. Nicholas.”He raised his brow. “Nice to meet you too, Aria.”His voice was the same deep voice that whispered filthy words in my ear last night.I forced a shaky smile out, but then, Bella’s phone buzzed. She pulled it out
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