AMARIS
There is no way in hell, hades or the abyss of my ruins would I subject myself to Ryker's manipulation.
"If you want more, come to my room by midnight."
Those were his words. His words after he made a mockery of me.
Then why the hell was I still thinking of it? Of him.
I should have shoved the idea of him down the drain and not even be entertaining it.
"I told you he wasn't that bad," Nia whispered, interrupting my thoughts as she braided my hair into a single knot, her fingers working with efficiency.
I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I wasn't sure what I was staring at but there was something different. Something in the eyes that hadn't been there before.
"Are you talking about Ryker?" I asked, my eyes still fixated on the mirror.
"Yes, don't you see how he stood up for you against his father," she said with a familiar admiration in her eyes.
"He is no hero, he did that only to rebel against his father, not because he wanted to save me."
