Chapter 193 The Perfect Bait

• Tommaso's gaze was both a dangerous invitation and a warning, a brutal contrast between duty and desire that tore him apart inside.
• “Are you going to keep me locked up now?” Seraphina asked, her voice low and heavy with irony, her eyes shining with carefully calculated provocation.
• “If it ensures you won't cause any more trouble,” Tommaso replied in a deep, hoarse voice, his words sounding like a clear warning, although his gaze betrayed how hard he was struggling not to give in.