Page 29 of Consumed By Fate (The Alpha Territories #6)

Evangeline

My nerves had my heart beating so fast it felt like a bird trapped inside my chest, and that would not do. I could not let him know how his presence affected me. I clutched my hands, wrapping my fingers tight, and drew a slow breath. My keen ears picked up his steady steps from outside the room, and the door creaked as he let himself through into the hidden space.