Kerris POV

For a split second after Zach gives me the horrible news, I consider falling on my knees in front of him. To beg him to buy me for the night, anyway.

It's at the tip of my tongue to say I'll do whatever he asks if he'll just keep me from going to the Den like he has done the past week.

I zone out for a moment while he's still speaking. Visions of how the night could go at the brothel fill my mind. Unknown males, lights blinking green, rough hands...

"No going to the cabin tonight." His voice pulls me back from hell. "It's just as...