“You are frightened,” he said, his head tilting to the side with a keen interest. Tessa couldn’t answer, her mouth too dry. She didn’t know what to say anyway. “If I were going to hurt you, I would have done so already,” Theon added. “You do not need to fear me.” “I don’t,” Tessa finally managed to say. He tsked at her, a knowing look entering his eyes. “We have already discussed you lying to me, Tessalyn.”
