Chapter 8

I quietly shut the door, hoping to enter the house undetected.

I winced when I heard Demetrius' voice behind me. "Where do you think you're coming from?" He asked in a strangely calm tone.

"I was out." I whispered, looking around and noticing he had sent all the bodyguards away, just my luck.

"Where?" He questioned staring at me intently, I couldn't help but squirm under his penetrating gaze.

"I had an errand to run." I vaguely answered.

"Errand? Sophia do you have any idea the hell I went through when I came back to find an empty room and an open window." He shouted, his eyes clouded with anger and worry.

"I'm sorry."