135. Anything For You

April’s POV

As I was pushed into the back seat of Conrad's car, I could feel my mind working at the speed of light. I didn't expect any of this to happen. I didn't expect Conrad to catch us. How did he even get the upper hand?

I was roughly forced in the back seat and I looked around in anxiety. There was no way for me to escape, and even if I could, I'd simply be caught again and it would all be pointless.

I felt my body stiffen as Conrad entered the car with a new suit. He plopped himself down beside me and my face immediately twisted with disgust and loathing. He turned to me and I expected him to be solem, to be sad for everything that he had done, but instead, he had a smirk on his lips .

“How dare you smile at a time like this?!”

I desperately wanted to hit him, hit him so hard that it would wipe the stupid grin off his face, but my hands were tied together.

“You have to understand, my beautiful queen, that all of this is just how things are run.”

“Coward!”

I struck his thigh