heavily on her cane. A group of servants trai

She yelled that he was destroying family

slowly spun the black onyx thumb ring on h

ed her to keep her hands out of his bed

cane against the marble floor, but she did no

ance at Serena, who was still kneeling o

ows and grabbed the handles of the wheelchair. He push

ad down and follow

ree opened the door, pushed the wheelchair

y oak door slammed shut behind her. T

y light from the overcast sky filtered throug

to the darkness, a large, freezi

y the throat. He sl

the door with a sickening thud.

eyes wide in

rtrayed him as a d

distinct and flawless features, marred only by the cold

looked like a predator

ous intent rolled off him in waves. He demanded t

She gripped his forearms. Her fingerti

he showed any martial arts training now, he would snap her

the lack of oxygen do its work, pushing

hoked out a broken plea, swearing she only c

He leaned in close. His voice was a

in this house. He promised that if he found out she

She shook her head as best she coul

in her vision, Felix let out a di

ick carpet. She clutched her bruised throat, coughi

hief from his pocket, exaggeratedly and disgustedly wip

nd sat steadily, as if the terrifying m

t. The overhead lights blazed to

" Felix

d rolled into the master bathroo

the water running. She pulled

terrified look vanished from her eyes, repl