Chapter 39

Rose Greyson

Two days later…

My eyes were fixated on the mirror as I stared at my reflection. My wound was getting dried up. I knew it would leave a scar. It wouldn’t be the same again, not like my normal skin. I had to do what I did to escape from being his captive. To be honest, I was nervous as hell today, more than the first day I started going to college. The way I disappeared all of a sudden. I knew people would notice, mainly my classmates. Nobody really knew me in the school, and not many people paid attention to me in the class. Only Nora, then Blake, and the rest of the guys.

“Rose, are you coming or not?” Mom’s high-pitched voice sounded from my door, snapping me out of my trance.

I heaved in and out a sharp breath. “You can do this, Rose,” I said, assuring myself before grabbing my bag from the bed and sauntering for the door. Mom was already out, so I locked up the entrance door with my own spare keys, making sure no appliance was on to av