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.

gathered her into his arms, her mind teetering between past nightmares and present reality. The one

ran outside,

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

happened to Aubree?" he asked,

to push past, Aubree, in her daze, looked up at Matthew,

Matthew in his tracks, disbelief washing over him. It felt like his heart had been pierced, bleeding

eyes, red with emotion, showed

on the other hand,

with hope.

rushed back-when he had found her in a similanstate, carrying

Aubree from Matthew, feeling a deep sense

heart shatter. Even as Andrew moved

Andrew aside without hesitation. But now, it seemed she

mix of anger and sorrow threatening to bring him to

then that

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