Jason felt a sharp pain in his chest, so hot that he had to clutch it. His head felt fuzzy, and for a slight second he felt disoriented.
What the bloody hell was going on?
He sat slowly on the bed, and had to take a deep breath to calm himself. He didn't realize why he suddenly felt this way, but it probably had something to do with the way Emily had looked at him before she fled from his study. And as much as he wanted to comfort her, he simply couldn't.
Not yet, at least.
Something felt off. He had felt this way ever since he agreed to the duel yesterday. There was a look in Michael's eyes which he found unsettling. He also didn't fail to notice how quickly Michael had agreed to the duel, almost as if he had been expecting an outcome like that from the start.
That was suspicious
