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."

could happen the second he stepped into the cage. He just didn't know if Grant wanted him dead, or just wanted

hurt, deep down. They'd just found each other again, and she still

"We're both getting out. There's got to be a way.

to the waterwheel, desperate to stop it. But there was nothing to help her -no tools, nothing. She kicked and

spun around, the cage

was

for air, but it felt like her lungs weren't working. Her head throbbed. Her thoughts were

then it

flooded in-every moment, every secret, all crashing

She remembered.

up. But she never learned how to work the controls.

memories settled, Chloe snapped back

echoing across the

then you better be ready to bury