BRIELLE’S POV

Brielle reached for the large book at her nightstand, which she had been reading for a few days to keep herself occupied in this deserted mansion.

Smiling as she flipped over to where she had left off, Brielle plopped up on the bed, eager to get lost in the fictional romantic narrative.

She had just taken her bath and dressed in one of the garments Lord Darius had explicitly chosen for her, and she had planned to keep herself occupied until he returned from wherever he had ...