The originally stark white sheets were completely soaked in a shocking pool of blood. Scattered all around the bed were bloodstained scalpels and shredded pieces of clothing.
"How… how could this happen?"
Cassian stood frozen on the spot. He had only ordered his bodyguards to lock Phoebe in the room and place her under house arrest, to stop her from ruining Jean's big celebration. But the horrific scene before him was clearly far more than simple confinement.
He trembled violently, his eyes turning bloodshot with pure panic.
Just then, the bodyguards rushed into the room.
Sensing the suffocating tension, they dropped to their knees in utter terror. "Sir… Mr. Sterling, Mrs. Sterling was just here…"
Cassian practically barked through gritted teeth. "I only told you to put her under hou
