I meet his hard gaze, but my courage is failing fast. His eyes are too icy. His jaw too sharp. There’sno denying that he means what he says.
It’s not in my nature to back down from a bully.
But one glance in Evie’s direction makes me hold my tongue.
She’s already been scarred enough. I can see that in her eyes, and I don’t want to contribute to moretrauma.
So I’ll swallow my words to protect her.
She needs that. As far as I can tell, she has no one else to do it for her.
And I know what it’s like to be all alone and defenseless.
“Are you planning on locking me in every night?” I ask, changing the subject altogether.
He doesn’t so much as bat an eyelid. “Yes. But there’ll be a new sleeping arrangement from tonight.You’ll be moved further down the corridor to another room, and Evie w
