41- Cleaning those lips

She didn’t wait and hurriedly scurried to a side of the living room. She turned around and found him coming after her with a predator look. It was the same look she witnessed when he was following her in the Emerald Hotel the first day.

She didn’t know much about the house, and her survival instincts took her to a hallway. There were several doors there and one of them was the most huge one.

She emptied one hand by pushing the potatoes in her mouth and opened the door. It seemed like a garden.

Without a backward glance, she had stepped into it.

Marwick's laughter filled the hallway as he saw where she was heading and followed her into the garden, enjoying the chase.

River had taken off the slippers and was running bare feet on the soft grass, feeling the coolness under her feet. She glanced back to see Marwick gaining on her and giggled, picking up her pace.

"This time you can't escape me, Bella!" he called after her, his voice filled with amusement.

River turned to face him, a