ed all around me. The screams of my fellow villagers pierced through the night, their cries for help haunting my every step. Fea
an to flicker in my heart, a strong grip closed around my arm. I turned to face t
struggled, but their grip was unyielding. They dragged me throug
f dominance, his presence commanding and intimidating. I could see the bloodlu
cas growled, his voice sen
e said as his men fo
a fucking coward but I really did not
air and I sucked in a breat
r and pulled me up to my feet
s, by the time I'm done with you, you would regret the day you begged
e to the saddle of a horse and they a
t look at my village, my home, where I grew up and I r
weight of my predicam
as hanging with my head upside down and by the time we go
my ass hard. Tears began welling up in
oom" I heard Luca
nd my feet and hands and I sighed in rel
iff of breath as I too
e grand palac
it in person but only heard st
ed at the th
truggled to scramble to my feet, so he
her said and I hurr
f the palace because I was too focuse
e man that led me there pushed me in
at me in
dead" he simply said befor
hed and looked down at my fingers
ality hit me as I knelt in the middle of the
that streamed down my cheek
ore my father fell in love again and marri
Lucas just took that from me like it didn't matter. I
reamed in waves down my cheeks. An eye for an
he chant just as my f
y throat when the d
e on the ground and closed th
every single thing ab
ing me with a look I c
oked straight at me. I d
ou?" He asked
I replie
way to his mouth and
ordered a
ave hear
m in shock and he
n and I slowly start
en. What kind of
t myself" he said and
o." I begged
eyes and got
ugh a table and
holding
ed me and without warning,
ied to touch the area but
and I could no
ed to my
commanded and I insta
I must not hear a single noise. If I do, it would most defin
will whip you repeatedly and make sure you're on the brink of death but
ollow those two rules
in and I screamed. I had never fel
he said and I held my breat
n and I managed to
id and went back
I shakily got up and began to