SERAPHINA Dark, emotionless, cold eyes glared down at me. The violence in them was evident and I shuddered. Then he lifted his hand and I jerked back with a gasp. Only, when I blinked again I was in the bed. I breathed heavily as the last threads of the nightmare uncoiled from my consciousness. It was just a dream. Heart racing from the remenants of the dream, I stared at the ceiling, trying hard but not able to forget what had happened last night. The way the three of them had bound me and… I sat up with a groan, pushing those thoughts away. But my soft groan turned into a scream as my eyes met the dark ones. It was like he just stepped out of my nightmare. His eyes burned into mine, cold and merciless, as if he’d never left the room last night. His arms were crossed, but his

