Chapter 42

Natasha

I passed out after Aiden beat me, and now I steer my tired eyes toward the fire he has breathed to life. Night has fallen, and we are still on the beach. It's freezing.

"You're such a hard woman to deal with..." Aiden mutters into the flames, probably not even aware that I'm awake. "But I will shape you..."

I close my eyes because fear is rattling my bones.

Aiden is the sickest person I've ever met. He took me from behind earlier, and the pain made me blackout. I'm still sore from it, and my eyes are swollen from the tears I shed. Anal sex isn't for me.

I hate Aiden.

If I possessed enough strength, I would flee from him.

But my only weapon, the necklace, is gone from around my neck. I tried to reach for it in our fight, but oddly enough, the pearls wouldn't respond to me. No matter how I cried or wrapped my fingers around them, nothing happened—I don't understand what I did wrong!

A thousand thoughts race through