"She did what?" he asked incredulously.

Roman looked up in surprise at the woman who was standing in front of his desk wringing her hands worriedly. The ice around his heart melted slightly over the fact that she was not concerned for herself at having to bring him the news that his soon-to-be bride wasn't cooperating. No, she was worried for the woman on the top floor, locked away in the tower room he had specially built for her. A concrete and reinforced steel cage meant to ...