"You want to spend the night here?" Kael asked slowly as Ramona sat across from him. His gaze stayed fixed on her, watching every small shift in her expression. She tried hard to keep her composure, to act as if nothing was wrong, and for a moment she almost succeeded.
Almost.
But Kael was not fooled. He could feel her emotions as clearly as if they were his own. She seemed to not understand that he was an Enforcer and an empath. Which meant she would not be able to hide behind any facade with him.
The disgust had hit her the moment she stepped through his door. Then came the flicker of fear when her eyes had wandered over the "decorations," the reminders of who he was and what he could do, without blinking an eye.
After that, he felt her desperate attempt to clamp it all down, to force her body to stay still and her face to remain calm.
