Chapter 74

The foolishness of dishing out a barbed insult struck Vivian. The only good a sarcastic remark like this could do was raise his ire.

She should be calmer, more rational. If it were true that Edward had grown addicted to her body, she should capitalize on his weakness and use it to her advantage rather than hold it as a weapon in a useless verbal duel.

Vivian squeezed her mouth shut, letting silence take hold.

The two were back to the same dead-like stasis as before the young girl’s interruption.