Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0268

ANASTASIA

No.

My lips trembled as I took slow shaky steps back until my back softly hit the wall of the elevator. The cold. metal against my spine sent a shiver through my body, amplifying my growing sense of unease.

For a while, I just stared ahead, seeing nothing. The darkness seemed to press in from all sides, threatening to suffocate me. My chest was starting to constrict when I remembered my trainings on dealing with panic attacks and claustrophobia. I took a deep breath, trying to center myself.

First, light up the area.

I hastily reached into my bag for my phone, my fingers fumbling in the darkness. It took eons of my chaotic search to find the damn thing, and when I did, I almost burst into tears because it would not turn on. My heart raced as I frantically pressed the power button, silently pleading for it to work.

Aiden hit the door, the sudden sound making me jump. "Hello? Is anyone there?" His voice echoed in the small space, a mixture of concern and frustration evident in his tone.

I tried to power my phone again, my hands shaking. Relief flooded my body when it turned on and the faint brightness of my phone's screen lit up the area dimly. For a moment, hope surged within me. But my relief was short-lived when the empty battery icon came on, followed by the buzz sound before the screen went off, plunging us back into darkness.

I balled my trembling fingers into a fist and slowly slid down the wall, the rough texture of it catching on my clothes. Then I hugged my knees to my chest and tried to make myself as small as possible in the oppressive darkness.

as I rocked myself back and forth, even though that wasn't enough to quell the

of here, he kept jabbing at the

started to happen; breathing had become a chore as I felt the small elevator space start to close in on me. I felt suffocated. It felt like in seconds, it would crush me and... I shook my head, clearing the distorted

affirmations but nothing seemed to be working. My chest rose and fell in fast bursts as a scream

start to yell hysterically, a

see Alden holding his phone's flashlight as he

"It will be fine, Ana.

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Chapter 0260

get

Apart from the fact that the gesture was helping in keeping my wits together, it was also a way to stray off

calmed me as he dropped beside me, mere inches between us. I knew I should move away but I couldn't. I didn't want to. Maybe if we weren't in such a small dark space, I would have put enough distance between us but now? I think I'd have to manage like

between us was

then I felt the heat of his stare on my temple, "What have you

was surprised I wasn't a

mean by that?"