Then Master Cullen could take me. The shudder of excitement hit her like a small earthquake. Master Z had a faint smile as he waited. He probably knew just by looking at her what she'd decided. “I'm ready for the green,” she said firmly.
He tilted her head up, his hand warm. He studied her for a long moment, and then nodded. “Yes, you are.” He pulled a green ribbon from his pocket and added it to the ones threaded on her gold cuffs. “Very nice. All ready for St. Patrick's Day in a couple of weeks.”
She stared down at the new ribbon, and suddenly the air disappeared from her lungs. The music receded until the sound of her heart thudding inside her rib cage filled her world. What had she given permission for? What if they grabbed her and …
“Andrea.” Master Z lifted her chin again and forc
