Chapter 57

• I looked at my hand and turned it over a few times. “I can’t do it.” I said quietly and then motioned to her marked arm. “It worked out for you and Crissy. Victor better not hurt her, or I’ll stab him, but…” I shook my head. “You’ve seen how my father is, and I watched my mother go insane and then wither and die…” I inhaled slowly. “There’s an attraction with Chase, I can’t deny that, but I will never agree to be his, or any man’s mate, in that sense.”
• Daxx glanced over my shoulder and then her face blanched.
• I turned to see Chase standing by my door.