LOGINDaphne Father’s hand came down, but before it could reach me, Thiago moved away from his parents and stepped between us. His hand closed around Father’s wrist, stopping him mid-swing. A collective gasp went through the room. Even Lysera looked startled, her eyes widening as she stared at her son.
Daphne “Why are you still holding onto that bedcover?” Father asked as he approached me. I heard Thiago snort behind me, but I refused to look at him. I already knew what Father was about to do, so I instinctively stepped back, my cheeks burning with embarrassment. I knew father was about to snatc
Daphne “Oh yes, you do.” Thiago stepped toward me until I was forced back against the wall. His expression was hard, his anger making him seem like a completely different person from the man I had met last night. I suddenly couldn’t stand him. He was infuriating. Nothing like the man from last ni
Daphne Damn him for making me talk like this! Damn him for making me this mad, this angry. We had helped each other last night. He was new around here, and with the way those candles had seeped into his bloodstream yesterday, only sex would have helped him. Which woman did he even know around here
Daphne “Nothing to say in your defense anymore?” Thiago asked, his voice dripping with contempt. Something inside me finally snapped. I was a victim too. I hadn’t planned any of this. I hadn’t asked to be drugged, dragged into this room or wake up beside a stranger. Yet somehow, I was the one bein
Daphne’s POV His ears immediately turned red. For a man who had spent the last several minutes arguing with my father without the slightest concern for his nakedness, the sudden realization seemed to embarrass him more than anything else that had happened. His eyes darted around the room before se







