Until Christoph decided, William and I were locked in what seemed to be a fairly elegant guestroom. Aside from the fact that it locked from the outside, it was rather comfortable, and didn’t depart from the Victorian theme that continued throughout the house. In the silence that had started with my surrender, William sat speechless on a velvet stool near the door while I took a place on the elaborately decorated queen bed.I wanted to console him, but I recognized the way he stared off at nothing in the distance. He was angry, and I could only assume it was at me. I had given myself up voluntarily in his eyes, I was sure. He wouldn’t accept that I didn’t have a choice, but I wasn’t going to be without him ever again. I didn’t care if he was upset.At least Anna and Chloe were safe, and Mac and Kara got out just fine. No matter what I told myself, it didn’t change the fact that we both felt defeated, and the ominous future loomed over us with uncertainty.“At least we have each other,”
