Chapter 226. A Piece of Her Mind

Lucien

He stared at Aiyana in some astonishment, bristling.NO one had ever dared to speak to him like that before, in such a peremptory manner.

As he glared at her she turned to Schwartz.

“Can you leave us, please?” she said in a peremptory tone.

James Schwartz nodded slightly, looking shamefaced. Lucien guessed that she had possibly had a similar talk with him.

“Mate, listen to her,“ he said gruffly and strode away, hands in pockets.

Aiyana turned to fix him with a cold, hard gaze.

Danielle hovered around.

“Proserpina has gone through hell,” she said in a low, intense voice.

”And she is probably never going to forget what she went through,” she went on through gritted teeth. As he scowled and opened his mouth to snap at her, she held up her hand imperiously.

“Don’t give me cr*p: I have seen victims of kidnappings, they can never be the same.”

Her black eyes were like live coals, as she stared at him