LOVE UNDER THE BLOOD MOON

amien's voice, calm and

isting the urge to snap back a

thuds on the floor. I could hear him moving, the sound of his coat swishi

hates being locked up?" His voice was lo

re was an honesty there, something I hadn't expected. But it didn't ma

to the other side of the ro

second. "It's not pity," he said, his silver

You bought me, Damien. You locked

u never were. But you're in my world now, Liana. A

rds... they didn't make sense. How could he understan

d, my voice shaking with a mix of anger and fe

is. But sometimes, things happen that we can't control. And somet

t. But as I looked into his eyes, something in me wavered. I didn't know what it was-maybe it wa

ep forward. "Don't try to run again," he

. For the first time, I wondered if he meant it. If he tru

?" I whispered, not sure if

watching me with that unreadable look in his eyes. Fin

to hate me, Liana. And I d

r to my room slamm

st, and saw a figure standing in the doorw

as A

ch dropping. What

rp, full of authority. "You hav

Asher, his expression hardeni

chance to argue. "It doesn't matter. Yo

ing for a moment longer before he wa

ng but watch them. My mind raced. What

y thoughts, the door sl

he silence, a hundred que

rified me-it was the realization t

ced as I tried to piece together what had just happened. Asher's sudden arrival had throw

be? It didn't make sense. He was the one who had bought me and locked me away, yet there was something in

lic scent of the estate hung in the air, but it felt even more suffocating now. I couldn't stop thinking about w

lpless I felt, trapped in this place with no answers, and no way of knowing what was happening. My fingers clenched int

ze. A sound. A low, unmistakable creak from the far corner of

was

My eyes narrowed, straining to see in the dim light, but nothing moved. I

n. The sound of foots

. Please,

ng what was going on. Slowly, cautiously, I took a step back, my gaze fixed on the dark c

e. Someone I hadn'

pped into the room, m

as M

s he do