ELLA My eyes fluttered open and as I turned, I found Adrian’s side of the bed empty. I couldn’t help but wonder where he had gone. I didn’t dwell too much on it because this was how it had been for the past month. Although it troubled me, I had learned to accept that there were parts of his world he would never share. I doubted he might share anything at all. Being bought to be a Pet didn’t really come with many privileges like sharing secrets. I hadn’t been able to really talk to him about what had happened when Sofia kidnapped me. I knew she had been killed, but I had been avoiding thinking about it for too long. Eventually, I would have to face it. Just not today. Who was I becoming that killing was starting to seem normal to me? What had this man done to me? These days, I didn

