Chapter 36 Playing A Dangerous Game

• Lucian's grip on my arms remained unrelenting, and his eyes bore into mine with an intensity that left me breathless. I couldn't tear my gaze away from his, even as fear coursed through my veins.
• His lips curled into a sinister smile, and he leaned in closer, his voice a low, dangerous murmur that sent a shiver down my spine. "Alicia," he whispered, his warm breath grazing my ear, "you're playing a dangerous game, and you have no idea who you're up against."
• The mix of fear and curiosity churned within me. I had known Lucian to be assertive, even possessive at times, but this level of intensity and anger was foreign to me. There was something more beneath the surface, something I couldn't quite grasp.