Your husband will kill me if he finds out.

Zeno

I can't believe this. He's impossible. 

Nero always has an answer ready, no matter what I do or say. And on top of that, to make it worse, he chooses what to respond to or what to ignore. 

Couldn't my father warn me about Nero and his behaviour? Probably not, since he had no idea whom I would marry. 

I wait for Nero to carry me inside the bedroom and let me back on my feet. Again, I have to remind myself why I put up with his behaviour. For my people, I'll sleep in the monster's bed. It sucks that his bedroom looks perfect and his bed incredibly comfortable. I'd feel like I'm doing more if he locked me in the cells.

Nero's gaze nearly bu