~YULIA

Issa stared back at me nervously.

There was an uncertainty within his eyes. He looked like someone who liked to read people and it probably made him furious that he could not easily read me.

I sighed inwardly and focused back on the task at hand.

I couldn’t believe it myself that I was considering his offer but there was nothing I could do.

“Yulia. . .” He took a step closer.

His gaze, his eyes. Everything seemed to burn with a passion that made my heart race. There was ...