Tie Me Up
She stood there, silhouetted against the glow of a massive crystal chandelier, looking every bit the mafia princess she had spent twelve years pretending to be.
She looked down at me, and for a heartbeat, there was silence. Then, a slow, cruel smile spread across her lips—the kind of smile a predator wears when it finally corners a wounded rabbit.
"My, my, Seraphina," she purred, her voice a low, melodic poison. "You look like you’ve had a very... eventful evening. What happened? Did the help mistake you for the trash and try to take you out?"
I scrambled to my feet, my hands shaking so hard I had to press them against the wall for support. My heart was still thundering in my ears, the shout