**Snow's POV**
It was exactly midnight when I suddenly woke up. The room was quiet and dark, except for Demetri’s steady breathing beside me. I turned my head slowly to look at him, seeing him sleep so peacefully. Gently, I moved and reached under my pillow to get my phone.
This was my only chance to find out if the person texting under Marcus’ name was really him. Curiosity had been gnawing at me as I kept receiving messages from his number, but I never replied. Now, with no one watching me, this was the perfect moment to finally know the truth.
Under Demetri’s constant watch, I barely had the freedom to breathe, let alone do the things I wanted. It was suffocating, and exhausting living like this. Life with him had become unbearable.
I didn’t understand it. Out of all the men in the
