Lilly raced down the long corridor feeling more lost than she ever had. The Manor that used to provide sanctuary in her youth now was a hellish labyrinth of halls, stairs, and endless rooms. Lilly's head spun and she began to wonder if she would ever find the balcony doors. She came to the end of the corridor where she could go left or right. To the left was the ballroom so that meant to the right, yes; to the right was the guest balcony. She almost smiled for she knew if she could just make it to the balcony she would be free, never to return.

As she came closer to the doors she could see the full moon lighting her way to safety. Only a few feet away she reached for the door handles when suddenly the monster of her personal hell stepped out of the shadows and in front of the door.

"You won't be leaving this time." He calmly stated

Tears streamed down Lilly's face, she didn't belong with this family, this man, this place she was its prisoner, with no escape. But as she stood so close to freedom she began to feel the over whelming hate that had been building for this man. She stood up strait and breathed in slowly, closing her eyes. She opened them and let the fire in them burn into him.

"Go to hell!" she spat

He grabbed her by the arm and began to force her back down the hallways, back to her cell of a room where she stayed like a fairy story but no rescuer would come she knew this. When she continued to fight he lifted her, arms folded over her chest chocking the air and the fight out of her.

"Let me go!" she pleaded "I don't belong to you, don't you understand no matter what she commands of me I will never submit to marriage!" she tried to reason "You are a monster." She screamed

He set her down then at her door opened it but instead of forcing her in and closing the door he followed her in and locked it behind him.

"Phillip, please leave my chambers it's not right for you to be here." She shakily commanded

He took off the mask from the ball only to reveal the black hair and grey eyes that belonged to Gabriel. He was tall, built for farm work and born to privilege keeping his hands clean from the earth but not from the blood he has spilled, nor the pain, he has caused. Her heart dropped into her stomach.

"What do you want from me Gabriel?" She tried to stay calm but in her mind she knew what was happening.

"You know Lilly, before the family money dried up and you became my mother's pawn to win it back she promised you to me." He laughed to himself eerily

"Why are you here?" Lilly asked shakily not wanting the answers she feared.

"Do you honestly think that on this night of all nights that anyone would be watching? My mother believed the door was locked so she could tend to the guests with Phillip. Everyone also believes them when they say, "Poor Lilly, so sick she can't even make it to her own engagement party it's probably from all the fretting over wedding details." He stated with mock sincerity. "So I waited for you to sneak out of the jammed door and I put on Phillip's mask to frighten you but honestly after seeing the shock on your face I should have come for you as myself. But no matter." He began advancing towards Lilly like a wolf closing in on its prey.

"If you take me here Gabriel then your family will gain nothing from my marriage to Phillip." Lilly tried to reason, she knew she was running out of time.

"I've waited so long for a moment when no one would be around and I could finally take what was mine." Gabriel grabbed her wrist

"I won't let you do this to me!" She looked around for a weapon grabbing a candle stick she swung as his face. When she swung a loose candle holder fell off creating a point that slit into the side of his face.

Gabriel roared and shoved Lilly backwards into a stained glass window that shattered with her weight as her body fell from the tower to the ground.