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PTE

a arrived at Dante Valenti's mansion

o escape and not fail. But

ery four hours. The east wing was rarely patrolled. And the garden path-lined with tal

, studied,

she found

me was

er. Too confident. Too easily swayed b

noon, her voice low, her smile shy. "They look at me like

o flu

sed to talk to the staff... but I'm glad

"You shouldn't sa

g just slightly closer. "

d away.

the plan wen

n gloves. She tied her hair back and tucked it under

one

un

e changing of shifts. She crept past the library, tiptoe

ly where she exp

ilently, her ste

nd jumped.

ct. She pressed her hand to his

can't be here. If

st five minutes

sa

eyes wide. "But I'm suffocating. Just five mi

o hes

ser, And that's when

thank him

as cool and sha

eart thundering in her ears. The garden blurred around h

ere she was going.

e rear gates.

st stone, knees bleeding, every muscle screaming. She sl

ground outside the

through

e just stood and st

ut her feet. But she kept going, d

ght, blinding. A flashlight,

t-o

ed to r

grabbed her

eamed, kickin

of them. But

e scream

't come un

did, everyth

her back li

ldn't meet

into a room she hadn't seen befo

he ar

nt

k shirt. Black r

door behin

e said, voice low. "You

d, arms cross

d do it

dn't

would happen if y

afraid

shoul

m n

es fli

oom and slammed his hand against the

he growled. "You think I won't hur

wn, lips tremblin

n do

aw cl

s the matter? Can't handle

athing

ating from him. Close enough to see the cr

spoke, quiet

pain. But you'll beg for it to

ever be

ll s

leave this house again. If you try, I'll m

to chain me

's what

is what love looks like in y

id anything

ou get out of this? A wife who hates you? A

rned

n his eyes sto

ent. And maybe-just maybe-I get to se

dn't r

w something had shifted. N

enti that terrified her-and somethi

orst," she

r again. "I have

ocked. Her b

w heavy-too thick with r

d out. And the door

s pa

r, with no blanket,no pillow. Just s

n't he h

look at me

e...

el like I wa

ed her e

led with diff