Chapter 223

• “What is your name?” A thick finger grazed my face as I sat up.
• I shivered but my reaction stemmed more from the feeling of his voice caressing me than the weather. He spoke in a quiet resonant voice that wrapped around me life a warm and heavy blanket. If his presence felt like home, his low, distinct voice felt like a hug.
• Still, I could not shake off the effect of his presence. He had a forbidden aura and sharp eyes that watched me like a hawk. I trembled inside me with fear yet he had done nothing to me. If I ever angered this man –