LOGINThen, he exhaled softly.“Well,” he murmured. “That was enlightening.”He stepped out from the shadows of the trees, walking slowly toward the clearing she had just left behind.The ground still showed signs of disturbance.Boot prints.A scuff in the dirt where someone had shifted their weight. And
Cecilia’s PoVHis lips were on mine before I could even process what was happening. It was all-consuming and soft, and everything I craved in one motion. The way his mouth moved against mine, as if they were made for my lips.His teeth grazed my bottom lip, sucking it into his mouth, and I thought I
My heart hammered in my chest, and my lungs felt like they were about to explode, but I knew he needed help.I swam to him; I was a relatively strong swimmer, so I got to him in no time.I wrapped my arms around his waist; because his eyes were closed, he didn’t see me, so he had no idea what was go
Cecilia’s POVI’ve cliff jumped before, back in high school, when we took a fieldtrip to a waterfall. It was a little bigger than this one, so I knew what I was doing. But the look he was giving me made me feel like maybe I was a bit over the top.“Are you insane?” He asked me, raising his brows. “Y
“Is that what you think I’d do?” He asked over his shoulder.“I’m not sure what you would do anymore, Warren. You can be unpredictable,” I tell him, to which he let out a low laugh.“That’s an understatement.”I wasn’t sure where he was taking me; this was a different direction than what I was used
Cecilia’s POVI was frozen. Warren seemed different, and I wasn’t sure what about him made him different. There was pure curiosity on his face as he looked at me, waiting for an answer.“Of course I am. Why would you ask that?”“Nothing about you adds up. You’re strong and fast,” he said, his eyes
Cecilia’s POVI had to do something. It was now or never. Now, or Warren was going to kill Vivian.I didn’t have a lot of time to think so I did the first thing that came to mind. Vivian was right next to me. So I pretend to trip and lose my balance.I fell into Vivian, knocking her to the side, awa
“I’m okay,” I told him again. “I’m not dying. Look.”He opened his eyes, but it was almost as if he was looking past me to some other place, some other time.There was a secret hidden there, somewhere in his words, but I didn’t know what it was.For now, I could only focus on calming him down. “Look
After what Leopold had said to me earlier, it seemed strange to receive this now. Why would he warn me against thinking myself a concubine, only to now give me this ointment for concubines?The slave didn’t wait for me to figure it out. She wordlessly turned and skittered away from my door.“Thank y
After the meal was finished, wWithout saying a word, he grabbed me by the wrist, yanked me to my feet, and forced me to follow himstood, and dragged me behind him as he left the banquet hall. His pace was fast, I struggled to keep up.He dragged me out of the banquet hall and led me down the hallway







