~LIAM.
Three hours.
Scarlett had been gone for three damn hours.
Pacing the length of the suite, my gaze flicked between the door and the clock above the entrance. Each tick grated against my nerves.
She'd bolted the second she woke up—no explanations. Just a frantic rush to meet some Lily I'd never heard of. What kind of friend had Green Eyes ditching without brushing her hair or looking back?
The thought ate at me. I'd planned today to blow her mind, to pull Jake from her thoughts entirely. After yesterday's little escapade, she deserved it. A slow grin tugged at my lips as I remembered her chained to the bed, breathless and hazy from the rush. I'd freshened her after she passed out, dressed her, and tucked her in.
Raking a hand through my hair, I was growing beyond frustrated. Wha
