Chapter 135

• Theron POV
• Zinnia and I were on our way back to the residence after what passed for a date quiet, stiff, and utterly performative. Just another charade to maintain appearances, another excuse to be seen together in public like some blissful couple. I hadn’t wanted any part of it. But Zinnia had begged literally begged and hinted that things could get worse for her if I didn’t agree.
• It was emotional blackmail, and I knew it. But I also knew she wasn’t lying. As much as I loathed every second of this farce, I wouldn’t let her or her mother bear the punishment of Chun Kit’s wrath. The idea of that sadistic bastard laying a hand on either of them made my blood simmer. One day, I would make him pay for every bruise and every ounce of fear he’d ever caused.