Nyx's Pov

I sat on the floor for a long time after they left, my body trembling. My cheek still burned where Zade had struck me, my throat ached where his hand had pressed too hard. But I forced myself to breathe. Forced myself to move. He wanted to rape me. He wanted to take me.

I couldn’t let him break me. Not again. Not when I knew what it felt like to have Caspian's arms around mine, his lips on mine too. Not when I knew that Caspian cared for me. That he loved me. I had to live. I ...