Chapter 43

Shannon

Evan was still standing there when the door opened again.

At first, I thought it was another guard or maybe Owen coming back to say sorry. But the moment I saw who it was, my heart froze.

It was Lisa.

She was tall, beautiful, and dressed in a long silver gown that sparkled under the soft light. Her golden hair was tied neatly, and her lips were painted bright red like fresh blood. Her heels clicked on the floor as she walked in, her chin high, her eyes sharp.

But what shocked me most wasn’t how she looked — it was what she did next.

Without even...