I did not like that. Every internal alarm bell I possessed that had gotten quite good in sensing s****l dangers set off shrieking.
With nausea twisting in my belly, I moved out of his touch, taking another step back for good measure. I forcing calm to remain in my voice. “I will be sure to keep that in mind, thank you.”
“You are an incredibly beautiful woman, Vera.” he continued, eyes raking shamelessly down my body before returning to my face. “You should be worshipped here, not just by the moneyed clients, but by the other maidens too. If you take my hand, I could elevate you above all the others.”
It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him outright that I was not interested and I had no intention of letting his filthy body anywhere near mine, but I bit those words off. It was too ea
