My breath caught in my throat as I glared icily at Lorna.
The venom in her eyes was glaringly obvious, like a predator sizing up its prey. She was already scheming, her mind racing with ways to take her fury out on me.
Unfortunately for her, she was headed straight for a crushing disappointment.
Since Cadell had made up his mind to trade me like some prized possession, he would never allow any marks to be left on me.
Sure enough, with Lorna's face plastered with a smug, victorious grin, Cadell spoke up.
His voice wavered slightly, betraying his unease. "Lorna, I can't agree to that condition."
Lorna's face went rigid, her eyes bulging in shock as she stared at Cadell. "What did you say? Cadell... Aurora is just a criminal. You don't even want her to suffer a little? And you still cla
