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I wasn't a girl at all, but go off, you misogynistic bastard.
He went on, “The second test was just that. A test. I tied Caroline to a bench, I applied some light torture, and I questioned her under my father's supervision. To make sure that she was totally loyal to me and only me.”
Aiden's jaw was bunched. “You tortured my mother?”
“You know how much I loved your mother,” Gavin chided. “Only lightly. I'm pretty sure you already did worse to Selena tonight. It was the truth serum that did most of the work.”
I stared at him in horror. “That’s such a violation.”
“Is it?” Gavin disagreed. “If you truly have nothing to hide?”
Aiden exhaled. “We’ll consider it.”
“Consider it quickly,” Gavin said. He glanced at his men, who stood at the door, eyeing Aiden’s men. In theory, they were all on the same side. We all knew reality had become more complicated than that. “Troy is carrying the serum. It has a short shelf life and it is quite expensive. It will be used tonight.”
“You can't just spring this on us,” I said.
Gavin shrugged his shoulders. “What can I say? Family tradition. If Selena had advance notice, she might be able to take an antidote that would render the serum useless.”
I looked up at Aiden, expecting him to find a way to get us out of this. I couldn't go under truth serum. There was no way I'd be able to hold back the truth of why I was here, or of what I was waiting for. Then we would have to fight our way out of this situation. Aiden needed to find a way to delay.
Instead, he blew out a long breath. “She'll do it.”
Gavin smiled triumphantly.
I rested my hand on Aiden’s thigh as I looked up into his eyes. “Aiden, I can't.”
“Didn't you hear me? You can and you will.” He caressed my cheek, his thumb drifting over my lower lip in a way that was sensual even in such a terrible situation. His gaze pounded mine meaningfully. “I'll be right there with you. All you need to say isyes sir.”
I bit my lower lip, struggling to trust him. But I knew that he must have some plan.
Still, it felt like a wrench in my chest to lose so much control.
Aiden’s gaze was intent on my face. His fingers skimmed against mine, reminding me of his promise earlier that we would find another way out if we needed one.
“Yes, sir.”
CHAPTER29
Aiden
Selena was freakingout on the outside, but that was a decision on her part. She usually had perfect control over how she acted. It was only because I knew her that I was pretty sure she truly was also freaking out on the inside.
There was no bigger loss of control for my dangerous, self-possessed girl.
The thought that she actually trusted me pressed in my chest with a mixture of pride and protectiveness. I had to take care of her through this.
“I already had you on the cross tonight,” I said. “I’m going to put you on the bench.”
She turned wide, brown eyes up to mine.
I tucked her hair back behind her ear. “I trust you. Do you trust me?”
“Completely,” she said softly.
I was sure that was a lie, given Selena’s life experience, but she held her delicate wrists out to me and I felt a surge of wild pride.
I bent her over the bench and attached her wrists—lightly, trusting that she wouldn’t pull loose. She made eye contact with me as I did it and while I kept my face neutral since my father could see, I knew she understood. Then I moved to secure each ankle.
