e behind her eyes that made her stomach turn. Her body felt heavy

ed, her eyes

d death. Instead, she saw crystal. A massive, glittering chandelier hanging from a vaulted ceiling d

. She looked down at her hands. They were smooth. Un

steady. She caught sight of herself in th

s taut, her eyes bright, her hair thick and shiny. S

. She was

from the en-suite bathroom. Th

s lined. A towel was slung low around his hips, water dripping down his chest

st night was... a lot." He saw the way she flinched, the sheer terror that flashed in her eyes, and his own expression f

physical blow. The same p

Her heart was hammering against her ribs, her skin

n the air. The warmth was gone, re

r an escape, a weapon, anything. They landed on the heavy crysta

d the cold glass, and she hurled it at the

Crystal shards sprayed across the marb

eyes wide. "Adriana! Wha

ss, ignoring the sharp sting as a shard sliced her knee. She grabb

point bit into her skin, a hot, sharp sting. A dro

, replaced by pure, unadulterated terror. He held up his

ing but her hand steady. The pain was real. The

his eyes locked on the blood trickling down

into his eyes, the eyes that had looked at her with such contempt in th

gasping at the sting, the warm

in the silent room. "I, Adriana Guzman, would rath

it red. Everette stared at her, his face a mask of absolute