Sky’s knees ached. Her wrists stung where the shackles tugged against her skin. Her heart was beating so hard against her ribs she thought it might break free.
And Lucien…Lucien was still there.
Still circling.
“Lesson two,” he murmured, almost to himself.
She didn’t dare look up. Couldn’t. The blind obedience he’d already planted in her rooted her to the floor harder than the chains ever could.
She heard the clink of metal. Something soft scraping against something hard. A slow and steady sound as her mouth went dry.
Lucien was preparing something.
Her stomach twisted as she thought. What on earth was he doing? She felt him crouch behind her again. Closer this time. So close the heat from his body made the sweat on her spine shiver.
“You’re going to learn something important now,
