here at this hour. Every other time, he'd come back in the middle of

blocked the doorway, his grip on my wrist unrelen

wing violently. With a sharp click, the lights flickered

onto mine, cold and mocking. His gaze seemed

y chin, inspecting my flushed face with a disturbing intensity. "In the time you'

fury, but it made my scalp tingle

ne. I just went on

s if to snap the delicat

eneath them. "Do you really think I'm that stupid? A business trip? If it was just work, why couldn't I reach you? And what is this? T

here were times I'd disappeared before, especially when I w

him so suspici

talking about. Where I go

flashed dangerously. "You owe me a life. Until that

nt, I couldn't care less about explaining the car acci

ry. "Seraphina, you think I believe a word you say? You're just a coward-a

g urge to tell him the truth surging inside

ld telling h

hands and curse me

tried to push him away and leave,

forgotten what you

hat's how he alw

t understand. What was goi

life. And for the rest of this lifetime, without my

us, what are yo

dragged me toward the coffee table, pointing

s covered with pict

t abroad for school, I visited him once, and later, I fell madly in love with

ears ago. There were pictures of us shopping, eat

s is

oughts. "Tell me, Seraphina Lycoris-when you were abroad,