JACQUELINE

I didn't reply him. I literally leapt out of the car and hurried briskly to catch up with Rissa who was already practically running off. Of course Ace was right behind me, his intoxicating scent trailing behind like a very bad omen.

Rissa led us toward the elevator and literally dove inside the moment the doors slid open. My heart was racing in a very unusual manner as the doors to the elevator hissed shut, sealing the three of us in the small, mirrored box that felt far too intimate.

My sister stood right at the front, her back to us, her thumbs flying across her phone screen as...