Chapter 46

LILY'S POV

I was back in front of the mirror, my fingers trailing on my lips, trying to make sense of my situation, ignoring the sudden jolt of shock coursing through me when I remembered the night before.

So let me get this straight, he's offering me help and also obviously wants to have something to do with me. He stares at me when I least expect it. Cook me dinner, although he's terrible at it, and then kisses me.

I felt a shiver run down my spine. Was this right?

He was Don, an influential figure, not forgetting how much his father hated me and threatened to cut my face.

The way he glared at me when he bumped into us in the kitchen, I wasn't ready to bear that icy sneer again.

And that Adler had made it even worse by kissing my head in front of his father, had my situation worsened.

Even when I had fled the kitchen back to the room, despite his last warning on me leaving the door fucking open, I couldn't. Throughout the night, the terror didn't let me sleep, so sitting on the bed