Chapter 46

Scarlett was filled with dread. How did he arrive here? How did he end up in her room when he did not even go with her to Flourish Moon? She pondered quietly, yet found no answers to her inquiries. She attempted to escape from the bed, but he quickly positioned himself over her, pressing her firmly into the mattress and restraining her hand above her head, while his other hand silenced her mouth. 

"You dare not produce a single sound from your mouth." He spoke to her confidently and removed his hand from her mouth. Her heart pounded in her chest. Eight men arrived at Flourish Moon, and he was not among them. Maybe he arrived with the support crew. That was the sole explanation that seemed logical. He meticulously scheduled the ideal moment for the attack. 

Her escorts were present at the feast and remained oblivious to what was unfolding around her. Zachary had departed, just as she instructed him to do prior to entering the room. The revelry outside would drown out a