Chapter 5

I shuddered at his words. He had already done enough harms to me, what else was more to come?

The rose slid down the curve of my neck like a blade dipped in velvet. Its thorns grazed close enough to make me flinch, though zeke’s hand never stop.

“Get out. You don’t belong here.”

I hissed breath shuddering, my back pressed against the door as if it cloud swallow me whole.

He tilted his head, his eyes gleaming in the dim lamplight. The shadows painted his features, sharper and crueler.

“Funny.” he murmured, the corner of his mouth twitched “you haven’t called for help. You didnn’t even scream.”

My throat constricted. Hew as right, my father was downstairs. Only staircase away. If i raised my voice, one sharp cry, he would come storming up. But i couldn’t.

Not with zeke massimo in this room. My father’s sworn enemy standing here, pinning me against the door with a rose in his hand.

It was forbidden.

My voice broke the silence, trembling in fury “how long have you been watching me?”

“Long