Chapter 11 — Lilith POV
"Hunter?" I asked, feigning ignorance. I wondered where Scarlett had disappeared to. Had she gone hunting, or gone straight to Morgan to report what she saw?
Wherever she went, she was a free woman — but I was caged in this house, trying to complete a task. At first, the task had seemed easy, but with Maverick resisting the bond, it was impossibly hard.
When was he going to give in? When would I have the opportunity to kill him and return to Blackheart?
"You know exactly what I mean." He scanned the room, nostrils flaring. "I smell magic in the air. What happened while I was away?"
"Sylvia, the maid you assigned to me, forced me to wash dishes even though that was her work. I slept, woke up, bathed, she left, and you found me eating," I explained.
