Chapter 54

The next thing I knew, Liam was kneeling before a burning hot furnace. I had my breath back, but not my voice. A gag was bound tightly between my teeth. I couldn't even force air through my mouth, much less a scream. I groaned as I realized that my skirt had been cut off me, my body bound helplessly still. Liam stood and I knew the contemplative look on his face well. It was a torturer's look... Jay's look.

Liam turned to me, a brand in his hands. Not this again. I barely survived the last...