Chapter 48

Naya stilled as she felt Rhys eyes boring into her as he held her wrist tight.

“I…I…I….” She began to stammer as she struggled for him to let her go, but he held her even tighter.

“What are you up to pumpkin?” He asked with narrowed eyes as Naya swallowed deep. Did she overreact that he now found her suspicious?

“Nothing... I'm up to nothing..” she smiled sheepishly as she tried so hard to hide her tense state.

"Oh, nothing, huh?" Rhys smirked a glint of challenge in his eyes. "Then why are you squirming like a worm on a hook?"

Naya's heart raced as she tugged futilely...