Javier's Heart

Amanda

Everything was sore. I felt like I could barely walk and I practically melted into the bed they told me was mine. I thought I'd just fall asleep right away, but that wasn't the case.

Was I really doing the right thing enduring all this? But what if Zale was telling the truth? What if I truly was safe from Brad here? They had a magic barrier and the use of my body while painful wasn't the worse that could happen to me, especially if I had a chance to cause him any of the suffering he'd caused me.

I rolled over and bit my lip to stop from crying. I really was sore everywhere. How had they managed to do all of that to my body in one day? Plus, if I kept coming like that, I was going to shrivel up and die of dehydration, werewolf or not.

"Princess," Javier's voice sang-sung through the door and with a tight knock he opened it. He had a platter in his hand with a giant pitcher of ice water and some various fruits. "We're going to be awhile with this conversation of ours, but I wante