re

jumped in fright. But I quickly noticed something was wrong hi

a moment there I thought, and I pr

stures to catch his attention but like stone, h

I was supposed to get married to? The thought filled me with disbe

e. I rushed out of the room, tears streaming down my face. I felt like a dagger had been stabb

like state, spasms of pain wrecked into me at the t

to see the other guard who'd driven me here. He approached with gian

stopped right before me, h

oat. I nodded, "Yes I have," I ge

k past me when the sound of foot

ed, he grabbed my hand

s going on?" I tried to struggle but his grip became tighter.

that vegetable you'll come with me,

" my heart skipped a beat. "Who are you?" I felt the hair at the nape of

breath. " I can get you away from here," he whispered harshly, his words making me freeze again. "Do

my head, tears glistening in my eyes. Vegetable he might'v

a damp piece of cloth over it. Oh no! An overpowering scent filled my nose su

nto a deep abyss, the darkne

rked and jerked back into consciousness. I felt a dull

ht lights stung my eyes, forcing

oice rang out and I felt my insides freeze. I knew that voice. My heart stopped

his hand as he stared at me,

uess what had just happened. The shock of everything jolted into me, a moment ago I was at the ma

him, one was the guard who'd taken me and the oth

s, but now they had taken sides against us. "Ho

g you about how I was going to bring about change, well guess what..

s eyes, he had a crazed look about him. He

e?" I tried hard to keep

ng from the bottle of booze he was holding. His eyes n

of women out there who want to spend a night with me now that I'm Alp

anted to speak b

er what Serena?" his thunderous voice echoed in the surrounding

, he knew about

with a dangerous light. "You're useful to me," he chuckled. He got u

, Serena," Derek licked his l

stared at him, the implications of his