LOGINPetra doesn’t flinch, she simply blinks and smiles again. “Sure you are, there’s a baby right….” She points at my stomach over the table. “There.” “No, I shake my head, pulling my tank top down some more. My idiot of a mate packed one of my old ones, it's a super-tight fit. “Is it a secret?” She f
“Is that why you came back?” The girl asks. “Because you and your mate are not on good terms?” I simply stare at her. She seems pretty invested in my life, and for a moment, I start to think she might have been planted by someone out or in here to find out about my plans of potential escape. It’s
AELIANA Day three, round two. I hate this place. Every single day, my hatred for this place grows, and these last three days since I came back have really gotten to me. I have more eyes on me than I did before, which has made it very hard for me to speak to someone. Someone whom Mama Bird instruc
Me? He had me, and he drove me straight to the lion's den. He can’t be serious right now. My eyes quickly shift back to Evelyn. “Do I go to confinement if I punch him?” “Yes.” She almost whispers. “What are you doing here?” I ask, watching him to ensure he keeps his distance. “I came to see ho
AELIANA “Luna Aeliana,” Evelyn gasps, locking the door when she enters my cell. “Oh, my God. Why did you run away?” I pause. Sometimes I wonder how she got this job, she seems to lack common sense. She has seen this place, and she might be used to it, but I am not. She keeps staring at me from th
“We will never get to be in-laws, and if we do, your sick brother will fucking kill me.” She whisper-yells. “I can take just about anything, but I will not take him hitting me.” “He did what?” “He’s too rough,” she winces. “And it’s not even a kink, babe, it’s straight abuse. He is fucking sick, y
AELIANA I’ve set a timer from the time I came into this room until now. I cleaned up after the fight, and I’ve had enough time to reflect on it. However, my viewpoint remains the same, with only one regret, I should have hit harder, not just for Lexie, but for every other person she ever abused tha
“The maid?” Rowan frowns, his disbelief accurate for the first time since he entered this kitchen. “Yes,” I sigh, that jealousy seeping into my bones now. Before I know it, I’m wondering why not about me? “Audrey hit her maid, and Aeliana snapped.” “See, I told you we needed cameras around the pac
KINGSTON When Aeliana storms out, I let her go. I give her time to let her anger simmer while I handle the situation. My brother had warned me that this would eventually happen, but I hadn’t banked on it, seeing neither Audrey nor Aeliana like violence. I send Audrey to the healer with her assista
“Babe?” I scoff, my eyes shifting between them. “Is that what you’re still calling my mate? My husband?” “Aeliana, calm, down,” Kingston says, his tone commanding. Usually, every bone in my body would be aching for submission, but I raise my voice at him too. “I am calm.” I snap, feeling nothing,







