She couldn’t be certain—would Samuel really deliver her back to Nathaniel?

She had just smashed an ashtray against Nathaniel’s skull. If she ended up in his hands again, she dared not imagine the consequences.

Nathaniel, known across Westreach City, took vengeance over even the smallest slight.

The dress she wore was already torn, the fabric shredded by Nathaniel’s hands, leaving most of her pale shoulder and delicate collarbone exposed. She had ...