Chapter Five: Sounding, InsertionShe wakes with a jolt, a little bit panicked because she's still alone and it feels like she's been here for a while. She knows that can't be true, though. She's still a little uncomfortable, her arms and legs aching from being tied up for so long.
An unfamiliar man walks into the room and her breath hitches. Alexander didn't say anything about someone else seeing her when she's here.
The man has a mask covering the lower half of his face so she doesn't know what he's looks like, but it's easy to imagine sharp fangs and a square, unforgiving jawline. He looks stern and a little bit angry, a permanent frown etched between his brows.
Maybe he hates his job.
"Hello," he says and his voice is surprisingly pleasant, a low rumbling hum that vibrates through h
