ZAVIAN NOLVEN POV

I watched her, a slow, deliberate smile tugging at my lips as she weighed her options.

"Let's talk," she said finally, then slowly pulled her chin free from my grip.

Her eyes darted to the shadows along the wall, searching for something… anything, to distract herself from me.

I didn't like it.

Her eyes were a gravity I couldn't resist, and every second away from them pulled at me like I was drifting into the void.

"Um..." she stuttered suddenly, her face flaming. "Can I use the restroom. I need to relieve myself."

I met her gaze, my mouth twitching as I watched her get even more...