"That's good," Eve replied, giving him a soft smile. Aden felt his heart skip several beats at the sight, but it came to an abrupt, jarring halt when he met a pair of crimson eyes. The gaze was so lethal it made him want to run and bury himself in a hole in pure fright.
Oliver watched the exchange and could only shake his head inwardly as he understood Aden's predicament completely. This was the deadliest couple in the kingdom: one was capable of killing you with a beautiful smile, while the other was ready to murder you in cold blood with an icy stare.
"T-to your earlier question," Aden stammered, trying to speak normally. But when he could no longer withstand Ivan's intense, freezing glare, he could only look down like a dejected puppy being growled at by the alpha of the pack.
Eve wondered what had caused his sudden shift, but when she followed his flickering gaze toward Ivan, she knew exactly what he had been doing.
