The Bride Wore Blood
That you didn’t tell someone that we would be on the road…it’s all far too coincidental,’ he draws a slow breath, ‘they want you neutralized.
I felt the blood drain from my face, leaving me cold, hollowed out. ‘What does that mean exactly?’
‘Dead or under control,’ he admits, his voice bleak. ‘We’re under threat from all corners, and you’re the greatest risk to me.’
'And dinner is your way of showing them I’m neutralized?' I asked, my voice trembling with a mix of fury and sorrow. 'Parading me in that dress like a prize you’ve tamed?'
'It is the only way to keep you alive,' Thade replied, his gaze intense, searching mine for something I wasn’t sure I could give anymore.
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