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"From the way you say it, one can only guess how desperately you want to get away. So, in case you were thinking that, let me warn you. You will not make it out of hereght father will deal with you personally. Or maybe, if he's in a good mood, he might leave you in our capable hands. Julian of course will not have a say in the matnumber of servants lurking around, not only that, but if you get cauter, so he can only sit around and watch as these hungry vultures feed on you."

I had frozen at his words, even the chills running through me had stopped as I managed to stay rooted in place. He couldn't possibly mean what I think he did, did he?

I glanced at him to be sure and found his eyes trained at me. A serious expression resting on his face as he took in my reaction. My eyes stayed stuck to his green ones, his gaze spoke of things I couldn't even imagine but the same deep dark promise resided under it too. A promise I could not decipher but before I could look deeper into it, he turned