"Please, ma'am, I am instructed not to let you leave the house. I can get you anything you need."
The voice came out of nowhere, calm and professional, and Lyse nearly collided with the broad chest that suddenly blocked her path. She froze mid-step, heart leaping into her throat as she stared up at the bodyguard who had materialized in front of her like a shadow pulled free from the walls.
She had been so careful. Levi was gone, she had watched his car disappear down the long, winding driveway herself. For a brief, reckless moment, she had allowed herself to believe that freedom was possible. That she could slip past the gates, breathe air that wasn't filtered through Levi's control.
I should have known, she thought bitterly. I should have known he wouldn't leave me unguarded.
That overbearing, obsessive control freak.
