Lila was sound asleep when a vicious tug on her hair ripped her from her dreams, the sharp pain jolting her awake.
Before she could even blink, a merciless force slammed her onto the floor.
Disoriented, she looked up to see Silas framed in the doorway, his entire being radiating fury, his eyes burning with a predator's glare.
"Silas?" Her voice trembled like a plucked string, her body shaking uncontrollably.
"How dare you still live in her room?"
Scrambling on the floor, she bit back a whimper as she tried to rise. "What's wrong? Did something happen? You're scaring me."
Before she could finish, two hulking bodyguards seized her, forcing her to her knees. Her kneecaps cracked against the hardwood, white-hot pain shooting up her legs as she gasped.
Silas stalked forward, his presenc
