My Innocence, His Destruction
Not just angry, they were filled with something darker.
Resentment.
Disgust.
Hatred so deep it looked carved into him.
“ You're still breathing,” he said quietly, almost in disbelief.
His thumb pressed harder into her throat, cutting off more air.
Zaria gasped harder for breath. Her body shook, her vision blurred.
“ I gave an order.”
Panic clawed through her chest as she kept struggling for breath, nails digging uselessly into his skin.
“ I told you,” he continued, voice dropping lower, more dangerous, “ that the next time I see you, I want to see you dead.”