Chapter 36
Robert's Point of View
I stood in the hallway; the silence around me was broken only by the ticking of my watch and the sound of my thoughts.
I raised my hand to glance at the time; it was exactly six o'clock in the evening. I was eager to see Julie, not out of love, but to see the effect of my choices upon her.
I wanted to see her wearing that dress I had chosen with such precision; I wanted to see the traces of brokenness in her eyes as she realized I had stripped her of her last veil of modesty before everyone.
I caught sight of her coming from afar behind Olivia.
Her pinned-up hair highlighted her neck with a regal beauty, and that golden mask sat on her face as if it were part of her genetic makeup... it suited her perfectly.
As for the dress, the emerald color embraced her slender body in a way that would make any man lose his mind.
But, with every step she took closer, something was missing.
I focused my gaze downward... the train.
