Rose and Thorn Complete Series: A Dark Captive Ballerina Romance Box Set by Isabella Starling

Author:Isabella Starling [Starling, Isabella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atticus LLC.
Published: 2021-06-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Rose

I was exhausted. My whole body pulsed with tiredness as I woke up in Thorn’s bedroom.

Sunlight poured through the window, illuminating the all-white bed in beautiful, sparkling colors. I rubbed my eyes and yawned, moaning when I felt the hurt from the previous night. I knew already I was alone. My body always responded when Thorn was in the room, and that morning, I felt his absence in my gut.

Somehow, I understood why he’d chosen not to stay by my side when I woke up. After the previous night, it would be hard for him to face me. I’d made him let go… I’d made him hurt me more than I ever thought he could, and now it felt like we were truly attached to one another, invisible strings connecting my heart to his, as if I was some kind of marionette that could only dance when he made me.

I had breakfast by myself and took a shower after, admiring freshly blooming bruises Thorn had put all over my body. He’d said he didn’t want to hurt me, but his actions proved otherwise. However, I’d taken it all, showing him I was tougher than I looked, and I could handle whatever he gave me.

I didn’t know what kind of plans he had for me that day, but I was ready by the time the maid took my empty breakfast tray away. I’d chosen to wear a simple pink dress that tied into a halter neck behind my back and flattered my body, tight at the top and flaring out on the bottom. I paired it with simple cream ballet flats with a small bow at the toes, and accented my outfit with a pretty, sparkly bracelet on my wrist. While I struggled to put it on, I found myself wondering whether the diamonds were real.

“They’re real,” a voice interrupted my thoughts, and I looked up to find Pia standing in the doorway, a smirk on her face. “I know a girl like you isn’t used to luxury like this, but they are real. Too good for you, of course. Not that I had a say.”

“At least you’re aware of your own unimportance,” I replied in a sweet voice while Pia stepped closer to me, reaching for the bracelet with cool fingers and snapping it in place on my wrist.

“Looks beautiful on you,” she replied in her icy voice, and we exchanged false smiles. “So, what is Thorn’s little captive going to do today?”

“I hardly see how that’s any of your business,” I told her coolly. “I’m planning to see whether I can go outside, though.”

“Outside?” she stepped closer, looking at me closely with the light pouring through the window. “What is there outside that you want to see?”

I wondered whether I should tell her, but knew full well she had less than pleasant ways of finding out if I refused her.

“I want to go to the garden,” I admitted. “The rose garden.”

“Ah, yes.” Her eyes sparkled with darkness and mischief.

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