"Leave us," He said to Lyra.
She hesitated for a moment, Nolan looked at her with a dangerous glint in his eyes and I saw a flicker of fear cross her face. She scurried out of the room without another word.
He turned to me, his eyes roaming over my body. I felt exposed, violated under his gaze.
"Kiara," He said, his voice dripping with false sympathy. "My love. It's good to have you back."
Old insecure Kiara would have sooner at his words. I realized I had been so desperate to be loved that I endured a lot of bullshit from this man.
"Don't call me that," I spat. "I am not your love. I will never be. And you are nothing but a coward who kidnaps women because he can't get them any other way."
His smile faltered for a second, a flicker of anger in his eyes. "You have a sharp tongue, I s
