Raya’s breath hitched, her body stiffening at his words, but she didn’t look away. She couldn’t.
Kaius took a step closer, his hands shaking at his sides, his entire body taut with emotion.
“Do you have any idea what you’ve done to me?” His voice rose, the fire in his chest turning to something unhinged, something uncontrollable. “You’ve wrecked me, Dhalia! You’ve taken everything: every thought, every breath, every single f*****g part of me, and yet you refuse to let me take what matters most?”
His intense eyes burned as they bore into her, demanding, searching, pleading. “You’ve made me yours. And yet, you won’t let me make you mine?”
Raya’s throat tightened, and she forced herself to hold her ground. “Kaius, it’s not that simple—”
“The hell it isn’t!” He roared, his hands raking
