Chapter 164Lily's POV
The blood in my veins feels like ice, cold, sharp, and burning all at once. It's as if every pulse carried shards of frost straight to my heart. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't even blink.
Did I really just hear that?
I pressed my palm to the wall, trying to steady myself. My whole body trembled as Devante's voice drifted out from his personal chamber, low and casual, like they're discussing dinner plans, not murder.
"I'll do it," he'd said. "I'll sleep with her tonight."
The words replayed over and over, stabbing through my mind like poisoned daggers.
He was going to kill me.
I felt my stomach twist. I was going to save him. I was going to tell him about Joe's plan, warn him that chaos would strike the dungeon tonight. And all this time…
He was planning to use me…and then end my life?.
My heart lurched painfully as I took a step back from the door. My foot scraped against the stone floor.
And then…
