LYRIC
My appetite left with Jace after our painful conversation.
I was scared, and a tiny voice in my head kept mocking me that I might not be alive for very long.
I heard my door unlocking and snapped upright, waiting to see who'd enter.
It hadn't been long since the maids brought me food. So, who was—
Oh.
My thoughts took a pause. Swallowing hard, I rose to my feet as Jaris made his way in.
He was still wearing something corporate, which meant he must just be making his way home. But it was almost midnight. Why was he just coming back?
'It's none of your business, Lyric.'
"Good evening," I murmured.
It was the first time he was coming to see me since he locked me up. I couldn't believe he could be so cruel to do this to me.
I noticed his eyes linger on the tray of my unt
