Chapter 11

• Lexie's panic attack had just settled and now she sat dumbly on Zheme's lap, unable to face him.
• After all, she had appeared vulnerable before him, her body had shaken like live branches caught in a storm and her voice had been nothing but a quiet squeak. She felt betrayed by her own body and within her, she couldn't find an ounce of pride left.
• But aside from betraying her, her body ached with cramps that held onto each of her muscles and pain bit into each of the wales on her back.