Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover by Rosa Winters

Chapter 1054

Chloe paced in tight circles around the iron cage, searching for any possible way out, but there wasn't one. The place felt oddly familiar, like a memory lurking just out of reach. She was sure she'd been here before. Why couldn't she remember? Maybe if she did, she'd know where the hidden exits were.

While she was racking her brain for answers, a waterwheel on the other side of the room creaked to life. The gears turned, pulling at the thick chain that held the cage. With a slow, relentless clank, the chain started to lower. In seconds, the cage was dipping into the icy pool below.

Chloe's calm finally shattered.

"What do I do? What am I supposed to do?"

Was Grant really going to kill them? If the cage went under, Connor wouldn't last long. He'd drown in minutes.

For the first time, real fear took over. Chloe realized just how dangerous her world was—and how much she'd lost her edge. She wasn't the same girl who used to breeze through life-or-death situations.

The water crept higher. Half the cage was already submerged. Connor reached through the bars and squeezed Chloe's hand. She was shaking.

"Don't be scared, Chloe. No matter what happens, you have to get out of here. Promise you'll survive."

Grant wanted him dead, or just wanted to watch

each other

squeezed his hand back, holding on like it was all she had. "We're both

ran to the waterwheel, desperate to stop it. But there was nothing to help her -no

she spun around, the cage was gone

heart was in

heavier than the fast. She was gasping for air, but it felt like her lungs weren't working. Her

then it

dam breaking, memories flooded in-every moment, every secret, all crashing over her at

She remembered.

water, frozen. Two years ago-she'd been here. This was where her mentor had been locked up. But she never learned how to work the controls. Maybe only Grant knew. She did know one

Chloe snapped back to herself. She

voice echoing across the

you better be ready