Cassius's towering figure loomed over her, forcing her to instinctively retreat as he closed the gap between them. With every step he took forward, she found herself backing into the cold, unforgiving cobblestone wall, her escape route narrowing with each passing moment.
Lights entered from the gaps of the stained glass beside them but the glaring light couldn't compare to his crimson eyes which locked onto hers with a strange intensity that made her pulse race.
His steps were slow, deliberate, each movement calculated to close the distance between them. Arabella instinctively pressed her back against the cold stone wall, her breath hitching as she tried to create space between them, but with every step he took forward, she found herself trapped further.
"Have you made your path to escape yet birdie?" Cassius smiled, his grin was oddly energetic.
