Chapter 26 —And the slap echoed

Narrator:

Roman's gaze was a dark pit that trapped her hopelessly.

The heat of his body enveloped her, every breath between them was an electric current.

Aylin tried to pull away, but Roman didn't move an inch.

“Don't look at me like that, Aylin,” his voice sounded like a dangerous whisper, barely a brush of breath against her skin. “Or I swear I'll kiss you right here...”

She swallowed, her pulse pounding in her chest.

“I'm not interested in what you do with your