Vivienne slipped her feet into her slippers and stood carefully, keeping her eyes on Rhett. She couldn't leave through the front entrance without passing the men guarding the hallway, and she had already learned that the prospects had been instructed not to let her leave the property alone. The back staircase might offer her a chance, provided she could reach it without waking him.
She eased toward the door.
Rhett's body lay directly across part of her path, forcing her to step around his legs. She lifted her foot carefully, holding her breath as she crossed over him, then reached for the handle.
Her fingers had barely touched the metal when his voice filled the room.
"Don't fu.cking try it, Vivienne."
She froze.
Rhett didn't even open his eyes.
"Even the gate is against you tonight
