Page 67 of Savage Crown

I hope she’s worth it.

Who?

Me?

Why would she say that?

Why did Rylan pull away?

Why did he let her touch him in the first place?

The door swings open.

Rylan steps out.

He sees me.

Neither of us move.

His expression is impossible to read, but his gaze locks onto mine.

I swallow hard, my heartbeat too loud in my ears.

I have no idea about what I was going to say.

A lie. A truth.

Something between the two.

But he speaks first.

"You’ve been watching me, little thief."

The accusation shouldn’t make my pulse stutter the way it does.

I force a scoff, lifting my chin. "You flatter yourself."

His smirk is slow. Dangerous.

"Then why are you here?"

I fold my arms over my chest. "I could ask you the same."

A pause.

A silence so sharp it could cut.

Then his smirk deepens.

"Are you jealous?"

The words slam into me, unexpected and unbearable.

I should laugh.

I should scoff and roll my eyes, turn away and end this conversation before it twists into something I can’t control.

Instead, I say nothing.

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