Chapter 10
- Jake ***
- The sound of Belle’s shallow breathing was the only thing that kept me grounded as I carried her back to her room. The chaos of the mansion had faded into a numbing silence, a silence that mirrored the dark abyss inside me. I’d killed again. And now, with her in my arms, I wondered if there was anything left of the man I once was.
- “Jake…?” Her voice broke through my thoughts, fragile and weak.