the black car stopped in front of the massive iron gates. She was shiv
in the passen
d the door slam shut behind her, and the engine roared to life b
film. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to keep her tre
ed, looking her up and down with a
said
snorted. "
e didn't belong anywhere. Her stepfather had signed the papers that morning. A contract-her life in exchange for wiping clean the blood debt he owed. She hadn't see
e wanted to own her. A maid. A servant. A b
oor and gestured. "W
t only by the fire in the corner.
sil
ed so loudly it
wa
e. Two. M
felt it.
slowly-and
n a dark suit that clung to his tall, broad frame. His face was all sharp edges and col
speak. He
his voice sliced t
ller than I
a fli
t down. He walked toward her, each step calcula
ience. And I especially don't like liars,
ded. "Y
o soft it was b
inger, forcing her to meet his g
t touch wha
ord. Emilia stood frozen, heart hammering agai
. "Your room is down the hall. Rosa will show yo
r," she
the firelight catching the silver
bed in a room too luxurious for someone like her.
she had just been sold into. And why the man who owne