Fever by Lauren DeStefano

     I am currently reading book 2 in the Chemical Garden series, Fever, by Lauren DeStefano.
Having escaped her forced polygamous marriage (and the oppression of her terrifying father-in-law, Housemaster Vaughn), Rhine and her former attendant and lover Gabriel set for Manhattan to find Rowan, Rhine's brother. However, on the way, they are kidnapped into a 'scarlet district,' or a prostitution den. They face horrors they could never imagine. When they escape, they find that Rhine's former home is burned down, and her brother is gone. Throughout the journey, Rhine and Gabriel seem to be growing further and further apart.
     Their relationship started out in secret, with Rhine basically a princess, and Gabriel her servant. They hardly got to see each other- which was what made their love exciting and exhilarating. But when they escaped, they were able to see more of each other, different and deeper sides that might have changed their opinions of one another.
     The experiences along the way could have also changed their opinions. When in the prostitution den, Madame, the owner, didn't want to "sell" Rhine to other men, so she made Rhine and Gabriel be intimate and do things as a show for men for money, or else she would shoot them both. Gabriel also got addicted to Angel's Blood, a drug, and he said very rude things to Rhine when on it. The experiences they went through also drew them apart.