Lily
The bedroom door clicked shut, and the silence in the room felt like a physical weight.
I immediately walked toward the window, putting as much distance between myself and Rowan as the four walls would allow. I stood there with my arms wrapped tight around my middle, my back to him. My skin still felt sensitized, humming with the phantom heat of Davian’s touch, and having Rowan in this private space made my stomach knot with disgust.
"What was he doing here, Lily?" Rowan’s voice broke the silence, sharp and demanding.
I didn't turn around. I could hear him moving behind me—the restless, predatory pacing of a man who felt his control slipping.
"Why was that man in your suite?" he pressed, his tone edging into an accusation. "Why did you let an ordinary guard stay in here with yo
