The entrance of the house sounded hollow, as if a pin were to drop, it would undoubtedly be heard by all. Frankie's heart was thumping so hard she was sure it would be the only sound in the silent room. The way he stared at her now with Xavier, looking at her, there was undeniable anger in his blue eyes. With Xavier's hand on her lower back, encouraging her in, she felt unable to move every fiber in her screaming. Something felt wrong, it was really early, the house staff were not awake and Miss Marwright was always up and about by 6 am. There had been a change in Bradley recently, and the way he looked at her now filled her with fear. Xavier noticed it too, it felt like a face-off. Bradley was dressed in black joggers, a light blue t-shirt, and trainers. This was odd in itself. Frankie ha
