Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 392 Shedding Her Skin

"Yael, no!"

I snapped my eyes open, calling out his name before I could even think.

The pain I had felt before losing consciousness surged back, overwhelming me, as if a wave had crashed over me.

I shot upright, scanning the room. To my surprise, I was lying in a bed, my clothes changed.

After the brutal night with Carter, every inch of my body had ached.

But now, there was no pain. In fact, I felt lighter, as if a burden had been lifted.

Remembering what Yael had said about cleaning me up, I lifted my shirt. I couldn't believe my eyes. The marks Carter had left were completely gone.

Not just that my skin had taken on an eerie, unnatural pallor.

Zoey's skin had always been pale, but now it was almost ghostly, a stark, cold white.

The marks were gone, and even some moles and body hair had disappeared.

It looked cleaner than anything you'd get at a fancy spa.

Now, my skin wasn't just white-it was smooth and glowing, like a newborn's: soft and perfect.

What kind of concoction could have such an effect?

The lack of any strange sensations told me he hadn't taken advantage of me, at least not physically.

But the fact that my clothes had been changed still troubled me.

I took in my surroundings. The room was plain, but something felt off. It seemed like no one had been here for a long time. Even the sheets smelled faintly of mildew.

Outside, I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks. Moving to the window, I hoped to find some way to escape.

But as I peered out, my heart nearly stopped. There were dozens of snakes crawling along the rocks below.

Vipers, all tangled together, their slithering making my skin crawl and my stomach twist.

"Ugh!"

I clamped a hand over my mouth, stepping back, grateful I hadn't opened the window. If I had, one or two of those snakes might've slithered in. I might not have died from a bite, but I would've been terrified out of my mind. Far off in the distance, I saw the first light of dawn creeping over the horizon. The sunrise looked beautiful.

But after seeing those snakes, I couldn't care less about the view.

Yael had trapped me-there was no way out now.

No wonder he'd sprayed something on me before we arrived on the island. At first, I thought it was mosquito repellent, but now I realized it was probably to keep the snakes away. This was an island of snakes.

He hadn't bothered to chain me, knowing full well I wouldn't be able to escape.

with modern plumbing, was

no television, no tablet,

outside. At once, I spotted someone sitting on a

to sense my presence, turning to look at

in a white shirt and beige pants, his

shirt billowed slightly in the wind, and a smile tugged at the corners of

such an idyllic scene.

reconcile this image with the man I

nothing, watching him with

his

"You look marvelous, Chloe."

my face was a small red mole between my brows. The early morning sunlight cast everything in a soft, almost ethereal light, making the moment feel

seen Whitney a few times before she always wore white

came out hoarse, still raw

rejuvenating serum, sister. The only

how snakes

They shed it periodically.

mention of it, a knot formed

my

felt

smooth and

it had been completely

"That drug

belongs to en.novelxo

beside me,

light, his figure

sister," he said, his voice filled

"Ugh."

made my stomach turn more than the sight of

skin

How

get

like the usual skincare belongs to

use

remove dead skin cells.

drug kept the skin intact, preserving

made

fingers lightly touched my cheek. "You look even cleaner than

I could feel was a cold shiver down

could never predict his next

had to be careful. I didn't want to anger him. He noticed my trembling and spoke softly. "Chloe,

He was

you behave and don't try to escape, I'll treat you

of the rocks. I instinctively took a

are many vipers here," he