CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Carter's Attempt

"You're never going to see him again, Carter! I'll get my son back, you hear me?! You'll regret this!"

Lilian’s scream fades as the bodyguards drag her away.

I don’t know if Lilian can really get her son from someone like Carter, but I envy her ability to stand up to him with such fury and conviction. I wish I can muster even a fraction of that bravery.

Sleep is elusive, and in a place like this, I expect that. I don’t feel safe. Carter, if not attempt to force himself on me again, may physically assault me next time. My thoughts are filled with plans to escape with my son, to see Marius and talk to him again. But the Whitlocks’ bodyguards are everywhere, they’ll catch me the moment my foot steps out of the gates.

Morning comes, and I force myself out of bed when a knock comes at my door.

“Miss Hazel, Mr. Carter is waiting for you downstairs for breakfast,” a maid I've not seen before says.

I nod, but deep inside, I’m frustrated that Carter still dares to expect me to prepare his