e Harv

rice, Kandace's personal attendant, approache

in his study," she said, her t

nor was heavy, a stark contrast to the panic from an hour ago. When we reached

o me, staring out the large

itude. Only the cold, calculating lo

s voice flat. "However, your earlier at

placid. They had already rewritten the narrati

he continued, "you are not to leave the

et. "On standby?

I'm protecting you, Adeline. From yourself

s blood supply. That

tered the room, flanking the door. They were Jun

ing back to the window as if the matter was conc

uing was pointless, and besides, th

study, through the pristine kitchen, and toward a heavy wooden door I hadn'

iny window high on one wall let in a sliver of gray afternoon light. The on

y iron door slammed shut. The bolt

outside. "Freak. Can't believe

aned against the cold, damp stone wall. The chill seeped through my clothes, a

eyes and beg

needed time. Based on what I knew from a life I wasn't

ould feel better than

A faint, annoying sensation she wou

The poison would surge through her system, and her organs would feel like they were be

edge of the cot. The darkness didn't

was a front-row seat to t

p on pillows, surrounded by her adoring family. Jerry would be feeding her sw

ad, from a time in my previous life when I'd been

of the room where I was imprisoned and a

t you worry about that little monster. Your fa

y. I could tell it was a

dark. Yes, Kandace. Someone is f