Zora’s POV
I should have walked away when Lilith hit me. I should have done anything but retaliate. That’s all that filled my mind when Aiden cornered me against the wall, his hands on either side of my head as he leaned closer, his last words filling the air and ringing in my ears.
Little brats like you deserve nothing but a hard spanking to remind them of their place.
The words made me boil with rage but I couldn’t dare speak out of turn. Not when I knew that I was currently in the lion’s den.
“Don’t have anything to say, fiery Zora? Where is that temper of yours, now? You sure had a lot to say to me in front of my guest. Should I have let her slap you?”
“Would it have meant that I would not be here right now?” I managed to answer and the way his eyes came alive made me wonder if hi
