Caliana's POV

"My dear, Cali, you have grown into a fine woman,"

"It hasn't even been a full year," I retorted.

"Oh yes, look at me, I missed you so much that it felt like forever," She chortled, drinking her wine. She was sucking up to me and I knew she wanted something.

"We are sorry for what we did. It was cruel of us to use you in a deal forcibly," Vince said. I looked him in the eyes and he shrunk back. My memories of what happened last time flashed before me but I was quick to banish them away from my head for good.

"And me, going...