Chapter 44

• Aekeira swallowed hard, her throat dry as if she had swallowed shards of glass. Why would he even ask when the answer was as meaningless to him as a whisper in the wind? He doesn't care for her answers at all.
• "I don't want Lord Zaiper," she whispered, her voice defeated.
• "Liar. You called out for him. You stripped for him." Lord Vladya’s hand parted her legs and caressed her wet area. His eyes darkened, and he looked positively furious. "Now, you're aroused for him? In. My. Chamber?"