Feet shuffled closer then halted when Reeve said, “Touch her, I’ll break your neck.

Do I need a safe word?" "You either tust me or you don't, Emily.

Feet shuffled closer then halted when Reeve said, "Touch her, I’ll break your neck.

There had never been any need for or benefit to being chosen. I'd believed with all my heart it hadn't mattered. Yet, hearing Celia declare it now, I realized how very wrong I'd been. Being chosen made all the difference.