Anger flashed across Asher’s face, fiercer than I have ever seen. This was real fury and for the first time, it was directed at me.
“You’ve lived a sheltered life, Ariella. You have no idea what I would do if you broke your word. I’ve had hardened men say no, and in the end, they gave up all their secrets... So why don't you stop whatever this is and tell me what's really going on”
“Then do what you have to do,” I snapped. “Cut off my toes and feed them to me. Beat me, burn me, cut me...”
At my reaction, he laughed again, but there was no joy in it. It was hollow, disbelieving. He ran a hand down his face, exhaling hard.
“Are you serious?” he asked, breathless. “We just spent the whole day together… we just had sex.”
He paced for a second, rubbing his face again. “Okay, can you expla
