CHAPTER SIXTEEN
After he left, my gaze fell on his bedroom window. Maybe there was still time for me to escape. Tiptoing to the door, I opened it slowly, careful not to make a sound before letting my gaze run in the hallway. There was no one walking around, thankfully. I pushed the door back closed before walking to the window. I quickly pulled the curtains up, my heartbeat sounding too loud above the blood rushing in my ears. I pushed the window pane open and peered outside, only to gasp back in shock. The ground was far too below.
“Well, it’s either you literally break your other leg or getting eaten, Faith,” I murmured to myself, releasing a deep breath.
“What do you think you are trying to do?” A small scream left my lips as I turned around, my back against the open window.
Lucian
