Chapter 216

• Prince Ford showed Anna every room in the house, even where Bella was staying. Her mind was far from him even as he tried to keep the excitement through it all. He painted an image of happiness in front of her, but she only saw misery.
• She tried to memorize every step she took and every exit she saw just in case her time for escape came. She laid out each hallway in her mind and followed the direction from her room a hundred different ways until she knew exactly where the exit was.
• Once she was alone, she waited a few hours before she tested the door. Even when she knew it wasn’t locked, it still sent a thrill of shock through her when it opened. Her hands trembled as she pulled it open.