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o wash away the filth of the last twenty-four hours. She p

re grotesque in the steam. I scrubbed my skin over and over until it wa

d myself in a towel. As I wiped the fog fro

finger

ng ring

g ring. It was the only thing I had left

my panic rising. On the floor, under

rugged and tangled with that stranger

e might hav

hat ring meant everything

could recall was a pair of blurred gray eyes and an overw

knock on the bedroom door. It was Hayes's Be

gown with a high neckline. Ha

d my lips. He wanted me to play the part of a

ke the dress away and

ght blue-demure styles, completely non-threatening. He ha

closet hung a dress I had

a completely bare back, and a high slit up the

ssed-wild, dangerous, and aggressive. Toni

owned me. I would show everyone that the

s with concealer. But my eye makeup was bold and defiant-a sharp,

sharp eyes and a powerful au

es knocked on my doo

aveled from my face, down my neck, to the curves highlig

e is the white dress I sent

ter," I said with a sweet smile,

ear. "Kira, don't forget our agreement

l play my part perfectly. The part of a Luna who, after being neglected

e, but he was powerless. He neede

by. The missing ring made my heart ache with an