"If you ever managed to escape this house, Sia, I would burn every city on this planet to ashes just to bring you back to my arms."
Sean's raspy voice echoed in the heavy silence of the bedroom long after the thick biometric door glided shut. Sia stood completely still, her heart hammering against her ribs like a trapped bird.
The cold realization settled deep within her chest. He was not joking, and he would never let her go willingly.
She walked over to the massive mahogany wardrobe, her hands trembling slightly as she checked her surroundings. She glanced up at the small, dark dome of the ceiling camera mounted near the crown molding.
The lens glowed with a steady, faint blue light, indicating an active security feed monitoring her room.
She stepped inside the wardrobe, pulli
