Seraphina's Point Of View
"What I did back there," he murmured, his voice low and intimate, wrapping around me like velvet, as though Lucian and Draven had ceased to exist, as though the entire world had narrowed to just the two of us in this charged moment. His breath was warm against my cheek.
"Can I have my reward?"
I blinked. Once. Twice. My brain... lagged, struggling to process what he'd just said. "What?!" The word came out sharper than I intended as I stared at him, genuinely confused. Heat crept up my neck. "A reward?"
Azriel nodded like it was the most obvious thing in the world, his blue eyes sparkling with something dangerously playful. A hint of mischief danced across his features. "Yes."
I frowned, my brows pulling together as I processed that absurd request. The audacity of this man never ceased to amaze me.
