(Olivia's POV)
Dominic had a grim look on his face when I told him that I had decided to take the punishment of sixty lashes in place of the two girls, "You're not doing this," he said immediately, his voice cutting through the quiet like a blade.
I squared my shoulders, not allowing his fury to deter me. "I am."
His growl filled the room, deep and guttural, rippling with raw power. He stalked toward me, stopping inches away as his towering frame cast a shadow over me. His icy blue eyes pinned me in place.
"Are you out of your damn mind, Olivia?" His voice was sharp, shaking with restrained anger. “You want to take sixty lashes? Publicly? For 'them'? Do you have any idea what that will look like?”
"This isn't about appearances," I snapped back, my own anger rising. "This is about surv
