The massive doors to the entrance of the banquet hall slammed shut after Liam left. I got up from the table then and Aaron reached over it, grabbing my hand, “Ella, please wait, I have to talk to you about something.”
But I pulled my hand out of Aaron’s grasp. There was nothing more for us to talk about. Liam had said what he had to say and I didn’t have anything more to add to it. I turned and quickly ran after Liam. I was also so ready to rid myself of the Winslow mansion.
Leaving the mansion felt like escaping a gilded cage. By the I got outside, Liam was already in his car, the engine running. I got into the passenger side and shut the door. Liam zoomed away from the mansion, it’s impressive size getting smaller and smaller the further away we got from it.
The oppressive grandeur
