Ava’s POV
Strong hands clamped onto my shoulders, and a low, reassuring voice sliced through the shadows. “Follow me, okay?”
That tone sent a chill straight down my spine, rooting me to the spot. I couldn’t resist, so I let this unknown person lead me, already figuring it was a man from his deep murmur.
We slipped away from the room’s entrance, my knees shaky like they could buckle any second. Then Liam’s voice echoed behind me. “Nobody out here, Lucy,” he muttered, right before the door banged closed.
I kept pace with the stranger, my boots scuffing softly against the icy stone ground. His grasp was light, no sharp nails digging in, nothing like Liam’s brutal hold that had ripped into my wrists before. This man’s touch felt almost gentle, easing over my skin as he guided me down the d
