ISABELLAI'm backin my gilded cage, staring up at the art that is the ceiling. Everything is just as it was before-well,almost.Viktor is gone, and I'm missing him.It feels ridiculous to admit something like that to myself, but I can't deny it any longer.He barely even touched me at breakfast, and my body is still buzzing.It was just his arm, his hand, but I'm shaking like I've had ten cups of coffee. When Viktor touched me, it was like something inside me woke for the first time.Even now, my skin is so hot, so tense, that I hop out of bed and head for the shower. I crank it on cold, strip out of my gorgeous dress, and sit under the water.The temperature takes my breath away, but I have to do something to cool down. If not, I'm going to overheat.His eyes......the way he was looking at me...It was like a storm-danger and desire battling for control.I can still see it now. The hunger, the desire that he was trying so hard to hide. And I get it. A man in his position can'tshow e
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