Lilian's Point Of View

I could barely hold in the scream clawing its way up my throat.

The hallway was dim, the shadows from the chandelier slicing across the marble tiles like jagged blades. Graham’s arm wrapped around my waist as we ascended the stairs, his grip possessive, almost as if trying to stake a claim.

I smiled.

Not the smile of a glowing, happy, expectant woman… no. Mine was colder. Sharper. The kind of smile that slices skin before you even feel the blood. It was the ...