NICOLAI POV. Brea stepped into the torture chamber cautiously, her eyes widening when she saw the prisoners chained to the wall. She whirled to face me, her gaze colliding with mine, and I grinned because I saw no judgment in them. Instead, something akin to interest flared in their depth and the fire she ignited in my blood burned to a fever pitch. f*****g perfect. I was going to keep her, even though she kept trying to run away from me, but I didn't mind. I loved to chase, so she could run all she wanted, but at the end of the day, I'd catch her and put her in her place_ by my side where she belonged. Brea didn't even know it, but she served as a god-damned temptation at every turn. My eyes were always straying in her direction and I wanted to take her again, and again, and again u

