I like the way he’s looking at me. I want him to keep looking. “You will stay there until you be a good girl and tell me the truth of what happened to you.” His voice is husky rough. I’d like to think he’s not unaffected by the sight of me like this, but he could just still be angry. “Guess we’l
I’m not sure what I expected when I baited Archer’s anger like that. Perhaps I should have known that he would react as he did. Still, as he dragged me down the hallway by the ribbon that still bound both of my hands, I couldn’t help but wonder if I shouldn’t have been more cautious. In one of t
The room falls quiet a moment. Beau and Archer trade a look I cannot discern. Neil shakes his head. Even Steven sighed, sitting back in his chair. Archer’s fingers dug into my shoulder. “Then you should have let him die.” I knew he would say that, but I still hate the words. “I’m not like you. I
As I stand with the Hayes brothers in our makeshift classroom for that week’s Nanny Lessons, I feel incredibly awkward. This is the absolute last place I want to be. I hoped to avoid the brothers as much as I could, possibly forever, but there is no avoiding this. At least they all showed up, even
I move toward Archer first, since he has been the most combative for the entire lesson and therefore likely wants to leave first. I would have no problem with him leaving after his attempt here. But he looks at Mia and then up to me and says, “No.” Simple. Definite. Infuriating. “I know you
After biology, I’m reviewing my pop quiz with a sinking pit in my stomach. Even with Steven’s help, I’m doing poorly. With as tense as things had been, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to asking him to tutor me more. Debbie is sitting beside me, patting my back in sympathy. “It’s not all bad. I me
“Please, Chloe. You have to help me.” I shake my head. “There’s nothing I can do for you, Tide.” The Hayes brothers are still so pissed about my fight. If I even lean in the direction of one, who knows what they might do? Secretly, I wish I could tell Tide I’d be his bodyguard and help him stand
I ignore Beau’s remarks, knowing he’s just trying to get me upset. “What are you doing here?” Beau stalks closer to me, much as a shark would come nearer an injured fish in the water. He stops only a few inches away, smirking down at me. His eyes hold fire though. He’s definitely angry. But wh