New rules

Lisa's heart was pounding in her chest, and her palms were slick with sweat. She couldn't shake the feeling of dread that had settled over her since Adrien's arrival. As she paced the room, her mind was consumed with thoughts of what he might do next.

The atmosphere around her was seemingly lacking oxygen, as if the air had grown thick and heavy with tension, it did well in suffocating her. The only sound she could hear was the soft rustling of her clothes as she moved, and the occasional creak of the floorboards underfoot.

Lisa tried to push the fear down, to focus on something else, but it was like a monster lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce. Every time she thought of Adrien, her stomach twisted with anxiety and her hands shook with fear.

As the time for dinner approached, Lisa's anxiety only grew. She knew she had to go, had to face Adrien and whatever he had planned, but the thought made her feel sick with fear. The idea of sitting across from him at the table, with no esc