When Ave woke up again, she felt the presence before she opened her eyes. Someone was looming over her, and she dreaded opening her eyes, finding herself at the mercy of the third prince again. She refused to open her eyes; she would pretend to be asleep until he got tired and left her alone. She wasn't mentally or physically ready to face the pervert again or fight him.
"Save your pretence for someone who can't hear the changes in your heartbeat, Rosette. We have so much to talk about, and the sooner you open your eyes, the faster we'll get on with this," Came Lord Edward's nonchalant voice from the side of her bed. He wouldn't have known she was awake because her expression didn't give that away; it was the change he heard in her heartbeat and breathing that made him realize she was pretending to be asleep.
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