h the excitement of a top-tier actor as

e," I gave

uch force that I almost tumbled, just for me

e faked panic. "I'm sorry, I had no idea that I hugged you so firmly. Yo

s you can possibly be to the public eye while you torment me in the

ting my fingers into the back of my corset. A tinge of

I let her breathe. "I'

as w

l be taken good care of," she turned to Henry.

ta asked me. Does he k

me to say? That he stays with me knowing there could b

um of strings greeted me with ominous music fitting the atmosphere with Sophie and me. We met n

omething I was grateful for. I stared down at my heels

rror. Not because Deva's body wasn't an embodiment of be

y delicate florals and plush velvet drapes in midnight blue. The air was heavy with the scent of old books and jasmine; Aaron must have asked for what Deva enjoys. Books and the scent of jasmine. I sank into the armchair, lost in a worn leather-bound tome

as hard not to be afraid when I remembered all Sophie had put

of a gown on. I didn't bother to call any of the maids to h

with a tie-dye pattern that shifted from lighter to deeper shades as it went down. The top had a lovely ruffled design around the neckline and down the front, which added a nice touch. There was a soft tie at the waist that gently p

are wrote. I loved to read once, too, during my free ti

a piece of art for her to study and engrave into her memories. Her lover used to bring her books that she kept away in a stash. Deva was ki

a, but would she have been able to cop

my room made me put the

in? Now, this is what you

, pl

of her dress but instead came

morsel of food since you a

didn't feed on

o worry about me," I

it by starving yourself in hopes that you could look like me?"

prung from?" I ey

ou've refused to feed your stomach.

not

irk. I couldn't before because I was bound to my people, but with a new

d the guts to stan

n his heart by being a slut with it," she told me. "I prefer to tell things as they are so that

in. "I suppose I should take your words as th

me like that!" Sh

make me wonder, if Aaron gives her all his affection, why does she look desperate to eradicate