Chapter 72

Erina Warren pulled away from the gentle kiss, giving me a crooked smile. He smoothed my hair. “Nic will be here soon. Come on, I’ll help you get cleaned up.” I was grateful he was taking the lead. I’d come so many times by this point, I honestly didn’t know if it was possible to do so again. A human just couldn’t handle this lifestyle, not do so and survive, anyway. If they insisted on being with me like this, I needed to make rules. “You’re scowling, what’s wrong, princess? Did I hurt you?” Warren guided me to the chair, cradling my cheek. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to get carried away.” “It’s not that.” “Well?” He raised a brow. “Do you really want to know?” I glanced away. Why was I embarrassed to tell him this? Maybe it was because I was taking a stand for myself with it. Though talking to him was a very different matter than handling Nicholas. “Princess, when it comes to you I want to know everything.” Warren insisted. “There’s no way I’m going to survive if you all insist on h