Undercover Vows

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ingered in my ears as the inter

iven and I was expected to obe

Her chest rose and fell, inadvertently uneven breaths and her hands clenched into fists. At the momen

the unspeakable tension that held

e wasn't in the least begging for mercy, but there was somet

mn

ted the wary look on her face. Moreso,

dn't matter. Only loyalty, ob

yway? Why did it

ght, just enough

ightening to my full height and

barely escaped my lips when I felt the w

hallenging him was simply challenging death. And th

't about to stand there and watch Ele

hrough the tension. "You want her dead? Yeah, you'd have to go through

ne, I saw her expression change

ght, until it melted into someth

Her life? Her

, pulse hammering in my ears. Maybe she didn't trus

ker of something else I didn't quite recognize, something that resembled insecur

She didn't have to. But instinctively, she

studied the scenario with

is head with an expression torn between frustration and amu

o vouch for

word is not enou

versation was going, so I bea

ped breathing, including me, for about a split second. Even Elena had stiffened beside me. S

und was hard-c

? Why did I sa

ays for a logical reason. Surely,this was the most illog

to myself. What w

One thing's for sure, I was certain about my deci

oice as sound as steel. "No one touches her.

ore a cruel smi

anger as the words rolle

oice at last, she said in exhilarat

her off and immediately, she fell

bout to challenge me, call my bluff, or push me to p

in Elena's direction, where he let his gaze linger

but his expression didn't giv

, I let out a sly cough. Slowly, he broke his

once and says

added, "It's settled. Let's see how well you c

self. She tensed, but I didn't loosen my grip. "You're mine no

r reluctance and defiance. But her eyes were blazing on fire, she w

ed her life. Bu

he sea of emotions flooding her mind. To the extent I could define-confusion, pain, w

y out. This was