Lily's POV

I opened the door and froze. My heart slammed against my ribs like it wanted to escape. There he was..Leo. My husband. My captor in all but name. And there she was Hailey. His ex. The woman who had haunted him, or perhaps the one he had never stopped wanting.

Their laughter echoed through the room. Light, and, cruel. And then their eyes met mine. Hailey froze, but Leo… Leo smirked. Not a flicker of guilt, not a shred of shame. Just that cold, cruel smirk I had come to hate.

“You…” I whispered, my throat tight, my hands shaking.

Leo turned slowly, deliberately, like he was savoring...