andra
e the house. It was dark, the streetlights casting long shadows.
e on, illuminating the prison I had just escaped. I felt n
minutes later. I sli
?" the dr
s family
e a surprised look in the rearview
, offering no
towards the foothills where the Mays family lived. Their estate was massive, surr
bag, his expression a mixture of confusion and suspicion. He spo
and stone manor that looked more like a f
t was opened from the inside by a man in a butle
ards a brightly lit room. As we approached,
r, but her reputation is just awful.
s Bri
surge of fury washed over me. She h
large decorative screen and step
She was putting on a show for the Mays family elders, including Collier's st
g over Britany, playing the
e... over some man we don't
hinned in a clear e
the room, sharp and cold. "I wasn't
ent. Every head t
the room, my gaze fixed on Britany
he looked like she'd seen a ghost.
are you doing here
to the man in the main armchair and gave a sli
his sharp eyes
's judgmental stare. My eyes swept
e he
the corner, shrouded in shadows, as if he ex
but I knew. I could feel it. Hi
ling myself. My voice rang
to give Alpha Co
me. I stopped directly in front of his chair, leaning down slightly t
my voice dropping to a more intimate, but still audible, level
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