“I did not want you to come to the festival Laura. Why did you disobey my orders?” Dorian asked me in the same slow dark manner that exhibited his displeasure.
“I cannot just stand by and do nothing.” I argued.
“You will do nothing.” He ordered. “There is nothing that you can do. If you whispered a single phrase of warning to that girl, I would have noted it and their deaths would not have been the peaceful poisoning leading to sleep tomorrow night. I would have thrashed their throats. Do you not realize that?”
My entire body shuddered in his merciless words.
“There are going to be more festivals while you are here, as well as the dinners that follow them, Laura. Resolute yourself to the fact. It cannot be avoided. Lock yourself away in your quarters as you seem so intent to do beca
