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We both remained silent for several too long, tense moments as he stared down at me, looking not unlike some dark, avenging, fallenSeraphi.
Nakoa’s grin broadened into something cruel as if he enjoyed the look of shocked horror on my face.
Finally, he grinned in a way that didn't reach his eyes.
Was that vulnerability?
“Is my form truly that horrifying,lohane thili?”
I snapped my jaw shut, drawing in a deep breath, slowly shaking my head. My gaze drifted out of the window through which brilliant sunlight shone. Harsh and mocking to the contrast of thisnightmare.
“No…”
Surprise flickered on his features.
No, your form is not horrifying.
No, I will not acknowledge that you are my soulbound.
No, I will not succumb to this fate.
No.
No.
No.
No.
NO.
Though, I couldn’t quite muster the energy to say any of that aloud at the moment.
Instead, I simply laid back down. Curled up in the fetal position on the floor and stared out of the window of my latest prison.
After a few moments, the sound of his footsteps receded, stopping short in the doorway.
“The room is warded. Not that you have the means to, but if you try to escape, I will know, and you will be punished.”
The door shut quietly, followed by the sound of his own door across the hall slamming shut.
Silence rang, heavy and oppressive.
My eyes burned in warning of the watery deluge to come.
Chapter
Nineteen
NAKOA
“No.”
I’d felt the truth in her response before she’d even spoken it. Shelikedmy form. Through our tether, standing so close to her, I’d felt that curl of pleasure in her belly as if it were my own.
When I’d revealed my form, I’d expected her to cower in fear, like every other person to whom I’d shown my true form.
Pomona’s words from the previous night echoed in my mind…
