Chapter 42. Some News

Leah’s POV

I stood there, staring at the door. I had just done something that could get me killed, but in the moment, it seemed like the best thing that I could do. It saved me. 

I don’t know what Rafael’s father would have done if he had found out that I was out in the garden. Would he have simply punished me, or would he have done something worse? 

I attempted to run my hand through my hair but then remembered that it was in a messy bun. So I just released a breath that I did not know that I was holding. The heaviness that had been on my heart from before returned and it was worse this time. I sat on the bed and kept staring at the door. 

I knew that someone was going to come knocking soon. I could just feel it. They were not going to leave me alone. I was a prisoner, and they were going to make sure to remind me of that everyday despite me living under their luxurious roof.

The door made a sound as it was being unlocke