His voice was still as captivating as ever. Meeting his gaze, Eliana realized that after running for four years, she'd failed to escape after all. Looking at his familiar, thinner face, despite the stirring in her heart, she held herself together. Knocking her out and bringing her here in the dead of night. What was he up to? She let all her negative emotions show on her face and asked coldly, "What do you want?"

Samuel's expression was gentle, but his eyes held a wild, almost ...