Chapter 49 He Does Not Need It

• "What reason do you have to refuse?"
• Staying alone with a man was dangerous. Men were physically stronger than women, and to make things worse, I was with someone like Nicholas Forger. It would be hard to break free from him. He was right—I had no reason or power to refuse, but I bit my lip. "You won't force me to do it." I was not sure about that, but I had to say something.
• Nicholas ignored me. It was a long way up, and he did not say a word to me after that. He was probably miffed that I ended every conversation in the way he disliked. It was fine, since I did not want to talk to him either. I turned around and looked outside the window. The mountains were hidden in the fog, as if they had fairies living in them. I looked back at Nicholas again, and he was looking alluring, especially with those mountains acting as his backdrop.