Chapter 475

The phone line crackled to life as she held her breath, “Hello?”

“Where are you?” Lysander’s voice was icy, low and commanding.

Thalassa glanced nervously at Leopold. She was holding her breath as she carefully replied, “At home.”

“I’m on my way.” Lysander’s rich baritone voice declared.

Before she could respond, he had ended the call.

Thalassa’s heart pounded with anxiety. A taxi happened to pass by, and she hastily flagged it down. Without an extra word with Leopold, she instructed the driver to

move.

She had to beat Lysander to her home, and to wear the necklace before he arrived:

Otherwise, Lysander would know she had lied.

Leopold watched the taxi retreat into the distance; his fists clenched and his eyes were filled with sorrow and longing.

He knew it was Lysander who had called her.

to hide the fact that she was being with

she care so much about

to be with you? He

with worry and impatience. Finally, the taxi pulled up to

sprang from the vehicle and

locked. She sighed with relief, fumbled for her keys, and unlocked it.

opened, a chilling, oppressive sensation swept over her.

félt her heart stop

a single

her. Lysander didn’t have her keys, so how could he possibly be

the apartment and flicked on the light switch.

a dark, imposing figure on the couch

stopped on seeing that picture.

turned his head, his hawk-like eyes fixing

the danger bore in those

felt a heaviness pressing on

her hands; the pendant was hanging below his slender fingers.

on seeing such a scene.

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