SERAPHINA “Now, we can really play.” I jerked my head away, breath coming in shallow gasps as I tried to twist my hands free. But Oliver had secured them too tightly. My eyes travelled to where Dante stood. He watched all of this from the other side. His eyes dark and intent as he glared at me. For a brief moment, I thought he looked like he didn’t want this. But I must be mistaken because when I looked into his eyes they were burning with hatred. A horrified squeak left my mouth when two hands grabbed my ankles and jerked my legs apart. I looked down to find Allister at the foot of the bed. “Allister, please, don’t… please, stop!” He shook his head at me and then he held out his hand. To my horror, Dante bent down and pulled out ropes from under the bed. Tears flowed from the c