“I was sold to a brothel by my lover when I was a human.” I had no idea Cress witnessed such heartache when she was a human. Explaining why she was trying to convince me to forget Aubrey because she had faced much more betrayal by her lover. At least I got cheated but hers sold her. Shattered all the hopes she might have decorated in her imagination. How could he do this to her? “I was eighteen. Archer was eight. We didn’t have a family, I only had him as support but he turned out to a f*****g bastard and sold me.” She chuckled dryly, looking down at her shaky hands while I kept staring into her dejected one with a pinch in my chest, feeling compassionate for the ache she faced. “They were terrible. I had to do whatever they said. Everything felt cold, the bed, the walls, the touch

