CHAPTER 11: Messed

Lily could hear Victor's heavy steps following her up the stairs. Something seemed to be dragging her feet as she ran until she closed the door to her room. Even though she knew it was also pointless, she locked it. She was at a loss for what to do. For Orion to be lying on the floor, Victor must have done something to him.

Opening the sliding door on the balcony for an escape was a considered plan, but unless she intended to die, she ought not to have jumped out. The ground-level ceiling in Drew's home was taller than usual, which made the upper floors even higher.

Loud and forceful knocks from the door startled her. "Lily! Did you instruct your husband to exact revenge against my restaurant? This is all your fault! You, little, fvcking wh*re!”

‘No!’

A little while later, the sturdy wood of her bedroom door began to creak.

"Lily!" Victor yelled from outside, his anger evident in his tone. He attempted to smash down her door, convincing her that she needed to find a way out