CHAPTER 71

  Sebastian's Point Of View

  Almost about to turn away, I spot a door at the farther ending of the ballroom. I try to open it and it gives away easily.

  A narrow hallway enters my vision and I sense it then; the faint trail of gardenia flowers and rain. Why the hell should she come here?

  My mind instantly conjures up the worst possibilities as I sprint through the hallway, faint sounds reach my ear and I see a speck of light at the far end.

  When I come out, my eyes take in the detail of the place. A gilded room, high curtains of the windows, sofas and showpieces littered across the marble floor but in the major space of the room is taken up by a pool, the steaming water fogs the air.

  A laugh reaches my ears and my snaps in the direction of the sound. I find her sitting in a group of boys and girls, legs hanging in the water, a glass held loosely in her hand as she throws her head back and laughs again.