“What did you mean by who sent me?” I asked, confused and trembling. “Sir, I don't understand what you are saying. And please can you move back? you are hurting me.” What's going on?

His eyes suddenly shifted to glowing gold. My breath caught, and he looked even angrier as if my answer didn't satisfy him.

“Don’t play smart with me,” he said, and a low, unfamiliar growl rumbled from his chest, vibrating through the air and making my skin prickle. His muscles tensed beneath his ...