Chapter 6: Not A PrisonerLord Connor does not talk to her, or even acknowledge her presence until they are outside the castle grounds, walking briskly through a garden that is home to so many different vegetation that she wishes they would stop so she can refill her medical bag.
They stop beneath a giant willow tree where he grasps her by her arms and twists her around to survey the injuries on her face and body. He pinches her chin between his forefinger and thumb, twisting her head this way and that to see how the bruise has blossomed.
Instead of sympathy, she is met with outrage. He growls and towers over her. "Why did you leave the room?" he demands.
"I was not made aware that I am a prisoner," she says haughtily.
"You are a prisoner here," he snarls, bearing down at her until her
