Rachel's POV

My throat is raw this morning. Absolutely destroyed from all that screaming last night. All that theatrical moaning and crying out.

Acting is exhausting work. Especially when you have to keep it up for hours on end without breaking character.

God, I wanted the real thing so badly. Wanted Alexander inside me. Wanted to feel him lose control. Wanted to actually experience what I was only pretending to do.

But poison is ...