Chapter 98

Chapter…. I was just about to blow out the candle and retire for the night when the door suddenly burst open. I stood up immediately, grabbing the candle stand as I did and squinting to see who it was. My breath hitched in my throat and I felt something close to shock and fear. “Andrew?” I managed to choke out, my heart racing with fear as it always did whenever I was close to him. I was suddenly aware of how thin my dress was and I dropped the candle stand, before pulling the thin nightdress tighter around my body. “What are you doing here?” His chest rose and fell rapidly, his eyes, those once-familiar eyes, now gleamed with something feral. He didn’t answer, instead, his eyes raked over me with unsettling intensity. I swallowed hard, my hands tightening around the dress. I had never seen such deadly look before. My stomach twisted and I forced the words out of my mouth. “Get…Get out,” I said, trying to sound firm despite the tremor in my voice. “Now.” There was still no response, he