(Luca)
The corridors were quiet by the time I stepped out of the surveillance room. It was too quiet. The kind of quietness that made my instincts crawl and made me mount my guard.
I had just turned the corner when a familiar voice cut through the silence.
“There you are baby,” she said. “I’ve been looking all over for you.
It was Alice.
She cat walked toward me with her all perfect hair, perfect lips, and a smile that always felt too sharp. Her red silk dress clung to her curves as she placed a perfectly manicured hand on my chest.
“Everyone’s been looking for you,” she purred. “I thought maybe you were avoiding me.”
“I was,” I said flatly as a matter of fact. I needed space to think about my next move.
She laughed, brushing her fingertips down my shirt as if I hadn’t spoken. “You
