5: Alo

r felt so alon

their awkward goodbyes and disappeared into their chauffeur-driven car like the w

ed since he left aft

ng room, her fingers brushing the expensive velvet of the furniture. Every surface shone, evid

ound sta

as in her late fifties, with sharp eyes, warm brown skin,

me that, though it's not my real name. I've been with Connor; Denzel as y

ile. "It's nice t

has its own rules. You'll learn them with time. Connor, eerm Denzel is a bit difficult to understand. But he's no

o say at the moment. Bee se

ad you to

ense. Everything in the room screamed of luxury, not a thing out of pla

eft, Rayna

s her down through the hallways, past

, void of emotion, just like its owner, but very quiet that you could hear the drop of a hair pin. She p

en with unused wealth. But just one door, black

er : "Never go near the art gallery,

g about the forbidden room drew her in. Maybe it was t

d the knob

even locked,

the opening. The room was f

that spoke of someth

hosts frozen in time. Rayna pushed the door open

here are rules, and you will hav

r freedom. Maybe this time, s

ook a st

isting in the front lock downstai

opened do

tst

Familia

l was

ne place she was for

irst night here, and

saw her. Cold, low and far mor

do you think

me emerged at the foot of the stairs. H

n Art gallery door behind her. The silence b

o my gallery?

uldn't

part of the house rules I gave you. That

But it wasn't the loudness of his voice that

lips slightly raised. She

lie," h

o me Amelia"

deeper than she'd ever suspected-Denzel wasn't just ruthless. He was traumatized. And she had

reaking a rule." he said, his eye has retu

id of an

e broken the rule, you might as well b