The door swung open before I could decide and suddenly Tristan was standing there, filling the entire doorway with his presence.

His silver eyes locked onto me immediately, then dropped to where my hand was still gripping the doorknob. His jaw tightened.

"Going somewhere?" His voice was dangerously quiet.

"I... no, I was just..." My words tangled up in my mouth. "I heard footsteps and thought maybe..."

"You thought maybe you'd sneak out?" He stepped inside, forcing me to back up. "Despite ...