C76 Chapter 76

Melia’s pov.

She stood perfectly still, her gaze locked on mine, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. The world around me seemed to tilt, the familiar warmth of the restaurant replaced by a cold, suffocating dread.

My chest tightened, my pulse pounding in my ears as I stared at her.

She smiled, a small, slow, mildly chilling curve of her lips, and I took an involuntary step back