Chapter 5

GUILIA

My mouth tasted acrid, almost the same as it did when I received an injection months ago. I coughed, feeling an acute pain in my lungs. My eyes felt heavy — like something glued them together.

“You have to treat her well. I didn't spend five million euros for nothing. Get her ready for tonight,” a voice instructed. It sounded so familiar, but I couldn't rack my brain enough to place the voice.

“We will do as you ordered, my Lord,” another voice —feminine—affirmed.

I heard footsteps before the bang of the door. I tried to force my eyes open, but the heaviness was still on my lid.