Chapter 19

Erina Nicholas’s eyes burned like coals, staring me down. He knew. He had to. My skin crawled. The pleasure that Norman had pulled from me was sapped away from the set of his jaws, that sparkle in his eyes. “Erina,” he nodded to a place in front of him. The others shifted, anxious to continue what Norman started, but the glare from Nicholas froze them in place. He knew, he knew, he knew! Calm down Paxton’s smooth voice filled my head. I focused on its timbre, zeroing in on him. He knows! He doesn’t know, Erina. He suspects. Focus on me, only on me. I’m going to tell you exactly what to say to get out of this. Once it’s over, they will continue their other methods. I’ve told you before I can’t save you from that. Not that I think you want saved to begin with. I couldn’t deny it. As much as the urge to live fueled my every motion, I couldn’t deny being pulled into the depths of their lust. It licked at my mind like wild animals, threatening to take me over and lose me in the whirlpools b