Lessia opened her mouth to say something—anything—but no words left her lips as Merrick’s eyes snapped back to hers. The air grew heavy, the wind dying down around them, and the intensity of their locked gazes became too much. She didn’t understand the indignation swirling in his darkness, why a crease formed between his pearly brows, why his jaw locked and unlocked.
They are literally meant to be idc
