-Lilian-
I stared at myself in the mirror, my makeup done, hair falling in loose curls over my shoulders. On the bed behind me laid the black fitted dress, I look over on the wall, the clock read ten to six. It was too late to change my mind.
Hours earlier
I laid on the bed, staring at the ceiling. I was getting fed up with guards hovering in the room, watching my every move, offering no privacy, not even when I got changed. It was slowly becoming suffocating.
There was a guard, Thomas. He’d introduced himself earlier, he seemed kind enough. Loyal and softly spoken. I hadn’t seen Kane when Thomas came to the door, only Alex speaking quietly to him before introducing us and leaving me alone with yet another set of eyes. After a while, Alex returned and dismissed Thomas.
“Lilian,” h
