chapter 58

If Dimitri was shocked when I showed up at his doorstep, he didn't act like it. He doesn't show a bit of emotion as he ushers me into his living room.

He doesn't say a word to me as he disappears into the room and comes back with a towel. He wraps the towel around me before taking considerable steps back, creating a gap between us.

"What are you doing here, Lynexia?" He looks down at me.

I open my mouth and then close it. To be frank, coming here was impulsive. I didn't think of what I was going to say to Dimitri when I saw him. I just knew I needed to see him.

His jaw clenches visibly under the dim light of the living room. Something barely contained swirls in his blue eyes. "You shouldn't be here, you are just getting better?"

"What do you care?"

"I will take you home."

"If I want to be at home, I won't be here in the first place." My hands fist beside me.

Dimitri and I stare at each other for a long moment before Dimitri's deep voice slices through the thick air.

"Fine. Yo