Maxime watched Kaia intently, his eyes narrowed with a predatory gleam. He had asked her the question she dreaded the most: why she had been with the demons. He could see the conflict in her eyes, the way her body tensed as she took a long breath, preparing herself to respond.
"Your heart is beating so loudly," Maxime taunted, his voice dripping with a kind of sinister kindness. "Tell me, little birdie."
Kaia's heart indeed felt like it was hammering against her rib cage. She realized the truth at that moment, that Maxime could easily detect her lies through the rhythm of her heartbeat. Now, being marked by him, he could also feel her emotions. She remembered his previous comments about honesty and deception, understanding that evasion would only make things worse and proved his point wh
