Puretaboo - Aaliyah Love- Kristen Scott -the In... -

“I’m staying in the guest house. But I’m not afraid of you anymore. — C.”

Chloe’s hands trembled. She heard footsteps above. PureTaboo - Aaliyah Love- Kristen Scott -The In...

That night, while Irene attended a gallery opening in the city, Chloe let herself into the main house. The key turned smoothly. The door opened onto a stairwell that smelled of cedar and something sweeter — vanilla, maybe, or decay. “I’m staying in the guest house

Chloe walked past her, up the stairs, through the kitchen, out the back door. She did not look back. She heard footsteps above

“He never touched you?” Irene laughed, a dry, brittle sound. “No. Because I made sure he couldn’t. The night he tried to come into your room, I locked him in the basement. Not this one. The other one. The real one.” She paused. “He was down there for three days before I let him out. He never looked at you again.”

Chloe felt the floor tilt. “You’re lying.”