In that icy chamber, memories from her childhood hit Aubree like a tidal wave a time when she'd been trapped underground, consumed by fear. Panic surged through her, and she pounded desperately on the door.

"Is anyone there?!"

"Please, someone let me out!"

But the thick walls of the walk-in freezer were soundproof, swallowing her cries for help.

Meanwhile, Matthew was on a frantic quest to find Aubree, but she was nowhere to be found. Her phone lay abandoned on the couch, a silent clue to her mysterious disappearance.

Matthew's instincts kicked into overdrive. He didn't waste a second wondering if she'd just left her phone behind to chat with someone else. If Aubree wasn't right in front of him, it was a crisis, plain and simple.

He immediately reached out to the event organizers, insisting they check the security footage. Nothing was too much when it came to keeping Aubree safe.

His quick thinking paid off. The surveillance video showed Aubree inside the freezer, her condition deteriorating, looking like she was about to pass out from the cold.

Matthew dashed to the freezer like a man possessed, flinging the door open and rushing to her side. The cold was biting, the temperature well below freezing. Aubree, dressed in just a dress and gripped by panic, was suffering from the frigid air.

past nightmares and present reality. The one who pulled her from

ran outside, Aubree cradled against

drawn attention. Many at the event, including Andrew, realized that Matthew was searching for Aubree. As Matthew emerged, holding Aubree

to Aubree?" he asked, concern etched on

tried to push past, Aubree, in

washing over him. It felt like his heart had been pierced, bleeding

eyes, red with emotion, showed his

the

filled with hope.

her in a similanstate, carrying her to safety as

Matthew, feeling a deep sense of

his heart shatter. Even as Andrew moved to take Aubree, Matthew was frozen, unsure of

Andrew aside without hesitation. But now, it seemed

anger and sorrow threatening to bring him to

was then that Aubree spoke

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