Her Truth

LUNA VESPERIA’S POV

Valerius slammed the chamber door shut with his shoulder, still dragging me by the wrist. My skin burned under his grip, his claws just short of breaking the skin. He threw me forward, and I stumbled against the bed.

His eyes locked on it.

“What did I tell you about that book?” he growled.

“I remember but I,” I tried again, shame and panic tangling my words. “I wasn’t—”

“You we