Chapter 67

Jessamine’s heels clicked sharply against the polished floor as she pushed her way out of the ballroom, barely noticing the startled looks of guests she brushed past. Her breath came ragged, her chest tight as though an iron band had wrapped around her ribs. She didn’t stop until she burst through a side door into one of Grimwood’s quiet corridors. The cool air hit her face, but it did little to c