Kade's POV
I thrust into Lydia one final time, finishing with a grunt of release. There was no pleasure in it anymore. Just a physical need being met.
"You useless b***h," I muttered, pulling out of her roughly.
She lay there on the bed, silent and still. She had learned not to cry anymore. Not to complain. Ever since she confessed the truth about Sera not being Thorne's biological daughter, she had become completely compliant. Broken, really.
Good. It made things easier.
I cleaned myself up and started getting dressed. Tonight was important. I had a meeting with my followers, and everything needed to go perfectly.
"I'm going out," I told her without looking back.
"Again?" Her voice was small, barely audible. "You've been going out so often lately."
I paused, irritation flaring. "W
