When I heard the sharp inhale of his breath, I smiled.
He tensed only for a second, but then he loosened. “Where did you get that?” he crooned.
His hand wrapped around my wrist that held the d.agger against him. I let him think that he could stop me with only that.
I felt his face inched closer to mine. “Do you want to play?”
I twisted the d.agger a small bit, pressing it further. He growled, moving away.
My smile widened. “That’s why I’m here.”
“Wait…” His grip loosened, and the b.lindfold was ripped off me.
The now evening light seemed almost blinding compared to the pitch black. I blinked as my eyes adjusted, and I made out his startled expression, which quickly twisted into a wicked smile.
“Simone,” he confirmed.
I removed the scarf covering my hair, tugging some strands
