Chapter Seventeen - Adriana Gervais - 19 yrs old

The door to the main apartment slammed open and George followed Adriana into the space before he slammed the door shut behind him.

“I think we need to have an understanding, princess. You will need to be truthful with me.” His face was livid, and his eyes glowed red as he followed behind Adriana.

“George, you work for my father, the emperor, not me. I will tell you what I feel you need to know, and not more than that.” She threw her jacket down on a red velvet chaise lounge, before she turned around and set her glare on him. Her own eyes glowed black, her unique green eyes mixed with the red glow of her highly emotional state, and became an eerie black.

“Princess, I am here to look after your safety. When you go anywhere, I go with you. My presence is mandatory. I don’t care if you think you can trust someone. Assume that you can’t, people betray others every day.” George wouldn’t back down. This is what he feared would happen, but he hadn’t expected