Chapter 24 

~Valeria ~ I squirm around like a worm, trying to get close to the wall so I can somehow bang on it. I can’t believe Raphael went to these extremes. Fucking psycho! I’m going to ram my damn fist into his beautiful face when I see him! I can’t seem to reach the wall, so instead, I do my best to turn around, and when my back is flat on the ground, I lift my legs and slam them against the floor in hopes someone will hear me. I have to do this over and over until finally the door opens. “The hell?!” To my embarrassment, it’s Grimm with his friend Elsie. “Valeria?!” “Hm!” I nod and moan. He quickly releases my mouth and asks, “What the hell happened?” “I’m going to kill him!” I scream. If I’m not mortified enough, Elsie adds, “Uhm… smells like sex.” Murder. There will be murder tonight! They help me take the rope off, and I take off running back to my room, where I quickly wash myself, change into another dress, and head back down—trying not to run into Raphael just yet because I’m sure he’