Mei walked back into the darkened bedroom and sat down heavily on the worn sofa, her body tense with suppressed emotion.
But Liam still held the door open, leaning against the frame as he looked at her with an expression that mixed contempt with something more mocking.
"You'd better start behaving yourself much more cooperatively if you don't want to end up being handed over to Williams," he said with an unpleasant smirk. "Believe me when I tell you there's absolutely nothing worse than ending up in that guy's hands. And he definitely won't spare a beauty like you—he'll take his time breaking you down completely."
The threat was delivered casually, as if discussing something mundane rather than horrific violence.
"Have you said enough yet?" Mei asked, giving him an utterly unimpressed, cold stare that conveyed exactly how little his intimidation affected her.
