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“Adam…” Lucian steps out of his chambers as I walk past.
“Not now,” I growl, stomping toward the cellar.
“You have a visitor,” he says. “A woman. The prettiest woman I’ve ever seen in my life,” he whispers.
At the word ‘visitor,’ I spin around. We don’t get visitors unless they’re the men I’ve vetted or the women I bring here in the dark of the night, so they can’t locate the house in the daytime. “I didn’t see anyone in the drawing room,” I say. “She isn’t in my chambers, is she? If she’s someone I’ve sexed before, you can throw her out.”
“No, Adam. I promise you, she’s unlike any woman any of us have ever seen,” he whispers, looking about the hallways. “And you’ve had some gorgeous women here, I’ll confess. Not like her though. Her lips are naturally pink. A bright pale pink. Her eyes are a deep brown. So striking…”
“Get a hold of yourself, will you?” I stop him, grunting. “Where is she?”
“She’s in the cellar.” He clears his throat.
“What’s she doing in the cellar?” I narrow my eyes at him. If she’s in the cellar, she’s with my prisoner. If she’s with my prisoner, she’s a witness, which means, she’ll have to be killed.
“She’s with her father,” he says, and speech leaves me for a moment.
“Townes?” I ask when the words find me again.
He nods.
“But I thought he was the last remaining member of the Primrose family,” I say.
“Apparently not.” Lucian shrugs.
“You’re sure she’s his daughter?” I ask, wondering if this is a part of Townes’ plan. My feet hurry up toward the cellar. “Have you checked if he’s still in there?”
“Well, where else would he be?” Lucian asks before chuckling. “Hold on, you don’t think she broke him out of there, do you? She’s about half your size and skinnier than a twig. There are no windows down there, and the door is heavily padlocked. Unless she stashed some lock-breaking tools in her cunt, I’d say the lass is still down there with the old man.” He grins, slapping me on the back and handing me the keys. “Be careful down there, or she’ll get ye,” he whispers, jerking me from behind as I swear.
He laughs, disappearing down the hallways.
I take my time opening the door, and I can hear her voice immediately.
“Papa, I’m not leaving here without you,” she whispers.
“Don’t you get it, Olivia. He’ll kill me and if he finds you down here, he’ll kill you too,” he says.
I notice my shadow bouncing off from the lantern light onto the wall, and I pull myself back. They don’t seem to have noticed.
“Well, I won’t live without you, Papa. We either leave here together or die here together,” she says, sniffling.
“You don’t mean that, Olivia. This is my mess. I caused this. Please. When Lucian opens the door again, make a run for it.”
“No,” she says. “I’ll stay here with you.”
“Bloody hell, you stubborn girl. Leave, I tell you! Run. Save yourself,” Townes barks desperately.
She hisses, and I hear metal dragging along the stone floors. “There must be a way to get you out of here,” she says. Then there’s a bang, a grunt, and a gasp before the bang occurs again.
“Stop it! They’ll hear you!” Townes’ voice shakes.
“Look at you, Papa. You’re scared to the bones. Tell me what I can do. I’ll do anything to get you out of here. I’ll risk my own life…”
I’ve heard enough. “What’s going on down here?” I call out, slowly making my way down the stairs as I hear the daughter gasp.
“Hide. Hide!” Townes whispers.
“Where?” Her voice shakes.
