CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR : SNAKE

NOVA POV

Every cell in my body screamed don’t touch her. Don’t let her reel you in. But Lena was watching, Katie too. They saw an escort. They saw a friend. They didn’t see the snake in red.

So I forced my lips into something that resembled a smile, lifted my trembling hand, and slid it into hers.

Her fingers closed tight around mine, too tight.

And just like that, I felt the trap snap shut around me.

The second the hostel doors closed behind us, her grip ...