Nicole was tired of just hanging around and doing nothing all day. The boredom and idleness were eating her up. Because she spent all day doing nothing and waiting for Liam, she had time to worry about her current situation. Perhaps, if she was occupied with something, she wouldn't have had the time to question her existence or wonder why life was unfair to her. At Crimson, she was always occupied with something; whether working as the Luna, completing park duties, or working as Shane's slave. Once, she prayed that the Moon Goddess would give her rest because she was always outdoing herself and had no time to herself. She attended both the old and the weak, the women and the children, even meetings and conferences. There were still times when she received torture from Shane and his s