Chapter Sixteen
After racing up to the third floor behind the duke, Spin froze at the threshold of the open door. From the corner of her eye, she saw the maid, Lin, trembling and shaking her head. Her once perfectly coiffed bun now dropped at her shoulder, slowly unfurling as the wisps of hair escaped capture. Instead of heeding the maid’s warning, Spin stepped over the threshold of the room.
Inside, she found a gruesome scene. There was a monster lying on the bed. Zhi towered over him, a look of pure hatred in his eyes.
It should’ve scared her. It didn’t. What had scared her was the prior expression that had darkened his features. She'd raced behind Zhi after seeing the light going out of his eyes and a look of terror spread across his face.
She knew that look. She'd seen it before. S
