The sterile white walls of the hospital offered Audrey a sense of temporary reprieve from the storm that had become her life. She had been careful keeping her routine checkups discreet knowing too well the dangers lurking around her.
But today something felt off. The usually bustling corridor seemed unusually empty shadows stretching long under the flickering fluorescent lights.
Audrey adjusted her scarf brushing away the creeping unease and glanced at her watch eager to finish her appointment and return to Adam’s estate. She had just reached the main corridor when she caught sight of a familiar figure near the end of the hallway… a face she never expected to see in this setting.
“Fabian?” she whispered disbelief and dread clenching her stomach.
Her step-brother met her gaze with a sly
