ZAVIAN NOLVEN POV

"Are you really going to keep me here forever?" she asked, craning her neck to look up at me.

I lowered my eyes to hers, my hands going still as I lost myself in her eyes for a moment, then my mouth moved, the words coming out even though I knew it would make her hate me.

"Yes."

She looked back down, her fingers moving to her wrist. "And Lucien..." She started to ask, then stopped, a shaky breath escaping her mouth. It was almost like she already knew what I planned to do with him and was too afraid to confirm it.

"Did you always wash...