Deceptive Desires

Luna Vesperia’s POV

Rough fingers seized my jaw, wrenching my face upward and snapping my line of sight away from the gate. I blinked rapidly as the haze cleared, finding myself staring straight into a pair of blazing amber eyes.

It took me a few dazed seconds to register that Valerius was standing right in front of me.

"Speak to me, Vesperia," he demanded, his deep tone carrying a quiet, unde