Liora POVI closed my door behind me and let the click echo just long enough to remind myself I was alone. For a moment, I pressed my back to the heavy wood, inhaling the warm, scented air of my room. The garden earlier… yes, that had been delicious especially Seraphine.. She thought herself calm, composed and untouchable. But I had seen the flicker of fear in her eyes just for a heartbeat.. and it had been enough.What a pity..She had reacted exactly as I had hoped.. The subtle tension in her shoulders, the way her jaw had tightened, the quick intake of breath she tried so desperately to hide… oh, it had thrilled me. Every single second of it.A soft smile curved on my lips. “Control, patience and observation.” I murmured, “that was always the key.”And today, Seraphine had faltered, ever so slightly, right under my gaze.A soft knock pulled me from my little reverie. Anton. I opened the door for him and he appeared, cautious, hands brushing his sides and his eyes were as aler
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