KATHERINE
Ever since the attack, my heart has been beating faster than usual. Maybe it was the state of constant fear that I was in or the fact that my every step was now being monitored.
As I followed Rowan up the stairs, I almost lost my footing, tripping on the last stair before the landing. It was dark in the house. Adding to the fear that had already consumed me from walking behind this man who had vowed to break me.
We got to a door and I realized the room was Jackson's old room. He stopped forward into the room, before turning to face me with a rather happy smile.
“I’m sure you know this room. You’d find that I've...modified it to my taste.”
What did he mean by that?
He pushed the door open and threw me inside. I felt my hands begin to tremble, and my breathing got heavier. Th
