Eleanor’s POV
Sometimes I wished that chivalry was, indeed, dead. Alexander, though full of good intentions, was a fool. How could he have let Nicholas manipulate him like that? I had warned him not to come! Tonight had been the night of my escape! Alexander had ruined all of my plans. I loved that man, but boy did I want to strangle him right now.
I had watched him enter the house, like Nicholas knew he would. And from that moment, I had been transported out of the house, falling onto the hard ground. I groaned and looked over next to me at the girl tied up. She seemed familiar to me, but I couldn’t place her.
Ignoring my aches and pains, I sat up and began untying her arms and legs. Pulling the tape off her mouth finally roused her and she startled away from me.
“Don’t hurt me–wait,
