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“E-Evren...” I whisper. “I-I stabbed...” My voice is shaking.

“I know.” His hand shifts and tightens around my jaw. “Look at me. Breathe. If I have to rip your heart out just to squeeze the panic out of it, then shove it back into your chest, I fucking will.”

The feeling of my heel sinking into his eye...I can't.

I feel the panic attack crashing over me, my breathing turns shallow and frantic.

CHAPTER 59

Riven

SouthBound - Artemas

Iwant to throw up.

I feel my throat tighten.

Suddenly, Evren presses a hard kiss to my forehead.

His hand shifts from my cheek, clamps and tightens at the back of my neck, the other grips my jaw, his fingers digging.

“Fucking look at me, Riven.” He growls dangerously.

A shiver runs down my spine, warmth spreading through my entire body despite the horror.

He pulls back just enough to rest his forehead against mine.

Slowly, I look at him.

His eyes glow like they're on fire, his breaths ragged.

His thumb brushes over my lower lip with pressure.

My lips part on a soft, shaky breath and my gaze drops to his lips and snaps back at his eyes.

For a full minute, we do nothing but stare at each other.

Our ragged breaths mingle in the silence.

My hands, which had been hanging limply at my sides, slowly rise until they grip the bloodstained collar of his dress shirt.

Hard.

My heart pounds so violently I swear it's about to burst from my chest.

His eyes narrow and then he chuckles darkly.

“There you are.” he whispers. “You are unbelieva—”

I yank him down without warning, shutting my eyes and cutting him off by crashing lips against his.

For ten seconds, his hands don't move. His entire body goes rigid, frozen in place.

Then I feel him relax.

The hand cupping my chin slides to my cheek, while the one around my throat tightens ever so slightly.

I feel his lips slowly begin to move against mine.