Semua Bab THE DUKE'S VIRGIN SACRIFICE: Bab 21 - Bab 24

ElisaI stood, helpless and frustrated.I looked around me at the empty garden, ignoring the bright flowers which seemed to be awakening even in the cold night.Nothing impressed me anymore. Instead, worry clouded my mind.About everything that was happening to me and how it might affect my life.Rowan was the first big change that was going to happen to me before I got abducted.We were going to get married, and I was going to be his wife.I was going to have kids and be like Mother - a dutiful farmer with a rich garden that not only fed my family but also put some money in my purse.My mother had told me not to worry at all about money, since Rowan’s family was capable of taking care of my needs and our future children as well.But all that was taken away from me like a suckling child from its nursing mother.All that was gone.My eyes stopped at the space between the thick bush of vines coating the wall, at the spot where Rowan had told me he had come in from, and I wondered why he

LucienIn that moment, I forgot everything.I forgot about the boy, the journal I had read, and the prophecies I could not make sense of.Staring into her eyes and holding her so close to me, I just wanted to pull her even closer and run my hands over her spotless white skin.And I knew she wouldn’t protest.Her body didn’t flinch even as my hand tightened around her waist, and the fear that had shone in her eyes had slowly disappeared.“What are you doing here at this time of the night? I thought you were with your little…friend,” I paused to let the sharp hatred that crossed my heart at the thought of her little country friend, disappear.Her eyes looked down her face where my hands covered her mouth, and I finally let go of her, not just because I was sure she wouldn’t scream, but because if I held on longer, I might let my desires rule my judgement.Then I took a few steps back to steady myself.“I was looking for him,” she finally replied, staring at me with no hint of fear, like