Aria's POV

The beast growled louder, his body was trembling with the effort of staying still. Agnes glanced at him with an almost fond look on her face. “Oh, hush now. We’ll play soon enough.”

“What do you want?” I demanded, finding my voice. My hands were shaking, but I forced myself to stand straighter. “Why are you here?”

Agnes turned her full attention to me, and the darkness in her eyes almost made my knees weak. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m here to ...