CHAPTER 65

  Elizabeth's Point Of View

  The next moment, Sebastian plucks the fire poker from my hand and carelessly tosses it aside.

  "Why were you screaming?" he studies my face. "What happened?"

  "There was someone outside my door," I say, trying to wrap my head around what just happened.

  "What?" A new voice says.

  I look at the door again, my eyes now accustomed to the dark, see Elmond and Timothy, their bed hair sticking in all directions. Behind them I catch a glance of our messenger, Mr. Stone, as he had told his name earlier.

  "Someone was at the door, they opened the door and woke me from my beauty sleep," I say, my voice calmer than what I feel. "And I guess I woke all of you up."

  "But Ms. Grey, are you sure?" Mr. Stone asks.

  "Now that you've said it, maybe I just imagined the door opening," I say, sarcasm dripping from my voice. "And those vases were kind of ugly so I thought I might as well get rid of them."