Emmerich
“No. It’s not safe for you there,” I said, even though I could already see the hurt in her eyes. “Every time I go back, I end up in a cage as a leopard.”
“Have you tried to leave?” she asked, her breathless voice reminding me of the kiss we just shared. The last time I kissed anyone else on the mouth was when I was thirteen, curious and playful. I didn’t kiss my whores and mistresses. We got right down to action, with Fara keeping the diseases at bay.
“I’m afraid that if I break out of the place, I won’t be able to get back here,” I confessed, twining my fingers with hers and focusing my gaze on them. I knew that if I continued looking into her green eyes, I would give her anything she wanted.
The words I said to her were true. I never used my strength to break free and I nev
