Chapter 225

Author's POV

Her chest rose and fell with a shallow, panicked breath. Her cheeks stayed a deep crimson, and she began to stutter, her fingers twisting nervously in the fabric of her dress.

She looked everywhere but at Graham’s eyes: the floor, the ceiling, the artwork on the walls.

“What are you doing here?” Graham asked, stepping out into the hallway and closing the door firmly behind him, cutti