“Let me go,” I whispered. It was a request and a silent demand, one that meant more than where he had me now. One I often dreamed about when the fighting and violent nature of my life got to be too much. One I knew would never be granted. I ached for a life outside of this. A life with my sister. A life where I was loved and could be loved. Just a life. But I knew his answer before he spoke, and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that he meant it. Kaden leaned back, his eyes dancing over my face before he lifted my chin, forcing me to meet his gaze. “Never.”
