sleep when someon

threw a masquerade party. He sent someone special

immediately on the man in the center of the room. He wore a lion m

d on the woman dancing pro

ask, but Amelia recognized

ed her back. The lion was C

eir eyes met through the masks, a

at Cristian had not sen

sks blocked her path. They spoke crude words. S

She raised her hands to remove her

omeone forced her

s eyes

lass from his hand, tilted her head back, and draine

talie's waist hard. The two press

ld and she had decided to leave, te

To her surprise, the rope around her wrists had lo

wanted her to wit

leaving, she glanced back

A satisfied smile played on his lips. His

well. Every time he woke from a co

el at peace when I

ouched her lips. She closed the club door a

llen. "Amelia, I have go

toward the opposite side of the street. Halfway

ted, a runaway truck slammed

ristian's cold, hard f

instinctively to ask if he was okay, but his icy voice cut her off. "Amelia

Her throat burned with

e flight three days from now. It'll take you and Ellen to an isl

give you the stable life you wanted, I've yielded again and again to those people outside. But they think I'm weak now. They k

f her head. Moments later, he sighed. "A

said no

ersonally that he would gradually leave that world. He

everything bent himself

ed Ameli

why she

hat world was his

beat. She pulled a divorce agreemen