The rest of the night passed in a hollow, terrifying quiet. I lay on my side of the massive king-sized bed, staring at the digital glow of the clock until the numbers blurred into streaks of red. I didn't sleep. Every time the floorboards groaned or the wind whistled against the floor-to-ceiling glass, my body jolted, expecting the door to swing open. But Jason stayed in his study, buried in his work and his dominance, leaving me alone with the throbbing in my cheek.
When the sun finally began to bleed through the motorized silk curtains, it wasn't a reprieve. Morning meant the "Performance" was starting again.
I heard the shower running in Jason's dressing room, the steam billowing out into the hallway like a storm front. A few minutes later, he stepped into the bedroom, looking as refr
