Chapter 19

Danika was still kneeling as she stared up at the king, her heart beating in her chest. She didn’t know what to expect. 

Would he share her or command her torture session?

“Get up and strip, Danika,” he commanded, opening yet a new scroll.

Chad was in the room, and for the first time, Danika couldn’t pick up what the man was thinking or feeling. It was something to be afraid of, because Chad was always an open book. 

But now, his face remained as expressionless as Lucien’s. Her hands turned sweaty.

Danika stood and started removing her clothes, one after another. She removed the pins in her hair, loosening it wildly, then removed everything from her corset down to her underthings.

Naked, Danika tried not to stare at them, her gaze pinned to the ground.

“To the table,” King Lucien’s voice came again.

Danika swallowed tightly and started for the table. She’d only been on the bed just once… that first time. She didn’t know what