Evelyn
A heavy thud echoed through the walls and rattled the windows, carrying all the fury raging inside him. Dimitri twisted the handle, locking us inside his room, then turned toward me.
"Did they hurt you?"
Those were the first words he spoke once we were alone.
The question came like a gunshot. Fast and direct, almost torn from his throat. His eyes moved over my body—not with desire, but with concern—searching for any visible injury.
I shook my head silently.
"What happened, Evelyn?"
I sighed deeply, releasing the tension from my lungs. I was safe there, with him. No longer at the mercy of two vampires hungry for my blood.
"When I woke up, you were still asleep in the coffin like a corpse. There was a banquet next to the bed, so I ate everything and went to explore the mansion
