#Chapter 55 - Slave Again

Chase I can hear Kiera crying the moment I walk in the door. Leaving Caspian to begin making plans with his guards, I retreat to my rooms, where I find my mate sobbing face down on the bed. Kiera is still wearing the same ridiculous outfit from the day before, and as much as my heart hurts to see my mate in pain, I’m also furious that she risked her life this way. Striding across the room, I settle on the edge of the bed and rest my hand on the curve of her lower back. My splayed palm covers the breadth of her slender waist, and the feeling of her soft, warm body beneath my fingers is comforting after such a stressful ordeal. “Kiera, how could you?” I murmur. She sobs even harder, whimpering as I slip my hand beneath the hem of her top and stroke her silky skin. “You don’t have to make me feel worse!” She moans, “Viviane’s probably being tortured right now and it’s all my fault!” “Why did you go to the se