Chapter 206
Chapter 206:
My feet wobbled as a fear so deep ran through me. It was a kind of fear I hadn’t felt before.
LYRIC
I realized I hadn’t been mistaken when I spotted someone familiar in the crowd. It was her.
And even now, she was staring at me, giving me that chilling look, letting me know she could see me.
What was she doing here? How did she get an invite?
Unlike the previous day, she was wearing a long, pretty dress. The tattoos on her arms and neck made her look fierce in a dress that should’ve made her look like a princess.
The dress didn’t even look fitting on her. She looked like she’d be way better in jeans or whatever she wore at the mall yesterday.
I broke our eye contact, attempting to distract myself with something. But it wasn’t possible. Not when I had a killer in front of me. A killer who was out to get me. But was it possible she knew who I was already? Was that the reason she was here?
I took a deep breath, trying and failing to calm the storm in my heart.
I needed to know if she was here for me. If she was, I was dead anyway. So why don’t I just risk it?
There was only one way to find out.
Grabbing my purse, I walked out of the field toward the guest building.
The place was quiet since everyone was out there in the field. I walked down the hallway leading to the restroom, my heart quickening in my chest. I was taking a huge risk, but I didn’t have much of a choice. It was the only way I could know if I was safe or not.
I reached the restroom and waited, my hands shaking around the vanity. My breath hitched when I heard calm footsteps. They kept getting closer. And closer. Until I could see her behind me through the mirror.
Her eyes twinkled like frozen lakes as they pinned me with a stare, her hands crossed behind her back.
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She looked so lethal. It was unnerving to know this very woman, and many more like her, were after me.
It was hard, but I forced myself to remain calm as I turned to her.
“Are you here to use the restroom, or are you just following me around?” I was proud of how even my voice came out. I didn’t sound scared, but only I knew how much I was shaking inside. Her answer didn’t come immediately. She starved me of it, her cold gaze doing wicked things to my already terrified heart.
“Do you think there’s a reason I should be following you around?” she finally said, tilting her head to the side.
“You tell me. I saw you yesterday, and today you’re here. How did you get an invite?” Because I was damn sure Jaris wouldn’t invite an Executioner to his kids’ party.
There was a brief silence between us. Then she stepped into the room, making it all worse.