Chapter 17 Seventeen

• KAI
• Almost an hour later, I find myself standing outside the hotel suite Alora gave me. My hand tightens into a fist before I knock, jaw clenching. The door swings open, and there she is...draped in lingerie, silk clinging to her body, her perfume sweet and suffocating. She’s arranged herself like temptation, as if beauty can erase the poison she carries.
• Her smile widens when she sees me. Without hesitation, she throws herself into my arms, wrapping her hands around my neck.