I had to mentally remind myself to place one leg after the other when we got to the Villa. Desmond wrapped a steady arm on my waist, and pulled me close to him. The warmth of him surrounded me and I exhaled softly.“Are you that scared of your grandmother?”“When you see her you'll understand.”To prove me right, the sound of a cane tapping against the floor echoed around the room, a sharp contrast to the previous serene of the room.“You are late,” her voice rang out, sharp. “Why?”I stared at her full lips coated in a very dark shade of red, those lips were the object of my nightmares for a very long time. Any other day, she rarely wore lipstick, and if she did, it was always a light shade of pink, but today, like every other day she chooses to handle business, her lips were dark red.Inhaling deeply, I raised my eyes to meet hers and the second they did, I exhaled.“We came as fast as we could, Grandma.”Her eyes swept over me, studying every inch of me, it even felt like her pierc
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