Allison POV
I miss him.
The way his face hesitates before breaking into a smile, the way his eyes twinkle with curiosity when he watches me—it's all burned into my mind. I know he's breathtaking, drop-dead gorgeous, but I've never ached to see him this badly. It's been a week since I last saw him. The longest seven days of my life. The worst part of this punishment.
I've tried everything—screaming like a lunatic, bolting whenever someone comes near. But apart from when they bring me food, or when my mother and Jeremiah decide to drop by for their twisted entertainment, I'm left alone. Alone to brood, to wait, to spiral into the certainty that the worst is yet to come.
Has Darius truly given up on me? Did he believe me when I told him I loved him? Or did he think it was just desperation?