Chapter 379

"I didn't break you out just to send you back to die," Selena's voice was soft, almost tender.

"Be good. Lay low for a while. I've remembered everyone who's wronged you. If you want revenge and to walk away clean, you have to follow my lead. Do exactly as I say, and you'll get everything you want."

Her tone was soothing, but carried a chilling, almost hypnotic undercurrent.

Tina trembled, her teeth chattering. "But I don't want to stay with these people..."

On the other end, Selena calmly took a sip of red wine. "They risked their lives to get you out. A small token of gratitude is the least you owe them."

Tina's face was drained of all color.

Selena continued, "Treat them right, and they'll become your sharpest weapons. Tina, you need to learn to adapt. That's all for now. When the time is right, I'll bring you back to Halewick."

Before Tina could respond, the phone was yanked from her hand.

She barely caught Selena's final, unsettling instruction, "Be gentle with my niece."

The line went dead.

Then came the hands, reaching for her, all at once.

"Aaaahhh!"

Her scream tore through the night like a banshee's wail, then was swallowed whole by the darkness, sinking into filth and silence.

...

at eight after sleeping

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was pure exhaustion or the quiet comfort of knowing Dominic had stayed the night, she'd managed to sleep

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me. I'm vulnerable

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