I have never experienced such intense fear and shame simultaneously; it overwhelmed me relentlessly, as if warning me that I was in danger. I was terrified for myself and felt utterly foolish.

I wasn't the first girl Eve had sent to him; she had sent many others who ended up dead. As I looked up at him, I trembled. I had revealed yesterday that I was a former employee of Eve, and I felt so foolish.

“So…let me get the doctor,” he said, and I didn’t stop him anymore as he left, leaving me with my fear.

Does he know I was sent here to kill him?

Fear washed over...