“You will not be his partner,” Ren thundered unaware that his eyes were glowing. “Don’t you see… all Vincent is good for is to make you cry?” Lacey flinched at his sudden outburst and looked down at the blanket. She didn’t like the way his words made pain slice through her chest and upped her confusion. He was a jerk for using her tears as a weapon against her, even though in a way… it sounded like he was taking up for her. “Oh, so I’m just supposed to fall in line and follow your orders now? How is that any better than being controlled by the demons in the ring?” She growled and tried to ignore the burning sensation in her eyes as she flicked a tear off her cheek. “I’m not a lapdog that you can just point at and expect me to jump when you say jump.” Storm shook his head knowing they re

