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CHAPTER 41

Agatha POV:

The air in Charles's car crackled with tension.

We were driving away from the restaurant, but the encounter with James lingered between us, heavy and unsettling.

Charles’s jaw was clenched, his hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles were white.

I could practically feel the anger radiating off him, and while a part of me was grateful for his protective instincts, a bigger part felt… uneasy.

He pulled onto a quiet side street, the city lights blurring through the rain-streaked windows. He turned to me, his brown eyes intense, his hand reaching out to cup my cheek.

“Agatha,” he said, his voice a low rumble.

“I’m sorry about that… scene back there. Wei is dangerous. Obsessed with you. I won’t let him hurt you, I promise.”

His thumb brushed against my lips, sending a shiver down my spine.

His touch was electric, making my heart beat faster.

I wanted to lean into him, to let his warmth chase away the chill of fear that had settled over me.

But a voice in
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