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“He didn’t—”

I stop o too far It just occurred to ht not be the sht as we speak, and even though I hate that he never told ht

“Hmm?” My lance

“Nothing,” I mutter, and I look away

“Well, just let“You can tell hter, and I love you”

Those words should fill ulp as she grabsinto a room in the back

Guards are literally everywhere—around every corner and next to every door—and it creeps me out

“Here it is Your new roo the door

It’s gigantic Well, at least compared to what I used to live in, way back before I landed into Marcello’s clutches

The king bed in thes in the back, and a velvety black couch sits to the side One door leads into an open closet, and another one has a lock on it, which I presume is the bathroom

She quickly walks inside and opens the door, which indeed leads into a bathroo tub in the back She turns on the faucet and grabs a feels

“Normally, I’d let the maids do this, but I wanted to personally welco since I’ve seen you that I don’t want to share that with anyone else”

The gentle smile on her face makes me relax a little

Maybe she isn’t as bad as I thought Maybe my own experience with ment

I enter the bathroorab a fe clothes, placing them on the bed “You can wear this It should fit you perfectly” She sounds so happy when she’s doing all this Like she’s been waiting for so long But it feels hter

While the water is still pouring into the bath, I look around the room and touch the expensive fabrics of the clothes she picked out for me It’s so much more than I’d ever be able to afford And the du in really doesn’t leefully wishes to grant me

Could I even say no if I wanted to?