Master of Her Sins
“If I see either of you on this floor again before morning, I won't use my hands.”
The two men scrammed, cursing and stumbling through the downpour as they retreated into the dark.
When the courtyard fell quiet again, Sebastian turned around slowly. His breath came in heavy, ragged hitches, rain and crimson blood running down his chin, soaking into the collar of his shirt.
He glared at me with pure, unadulterated annoyance, his chest heaving as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
“You’re stupid,” he spat, his voice shaking with pure adrenaline. “You don't walk around here alone at night. They’ll eat you alive, Bela. They’ll tear you apart just to spite your dead father.”