~Zoe~
I turned and grabbed the nearest thing that my hand could grab. I looked and saw that it was a pair of stilettos. I was going to defend myself if the intruder came close intending to harm me.
I held my breath as I looked at the door of the closet that was wide open. Footsteps coming closer made me raise my hands and hold on to the shoes tighter. Even though I was not the strongest in the room, I didn’t want to become a punching bag for the second time.
“Zoe!”
The sound of my name had me bringing down my hand but still holding the shoes as I quickly walked out to face the person whom I assumed was Niklaus. I saw him standing just by the bed, his eyes already on me like he knew that I was in the closet. He looked very angry, and I stopped when I was some feet away from him as I w
