Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Kate's eyes were covered, and her voice trembled with fear, "Let me go!" Richard remained silent, the cold back of the knife sliding across her throat.

"I know it's you, Richard, isn't it!" Though her voice trembled, the blindfold didn't prevent her from accurately guessing it was Richard. But it wasn't me.

Richard still didn't speak.

"Richard, let me go, or Claude won't let you off the hook. Just let me go, and I promise I'll ensure Claude doesn't give you a hard time," she tried to coax information out of Richard with her words. But Richard's grip tightened suddenly, and the knife accidentally nicked her neck, drawing a faint line of blood.

Terrified, Kate screamed, "Don't kill me. Please don't kill me! I'll tell you a secret!"

Hearing it, Richard moved the knife away from Kate's neck.

Kate asked, "Do you want to know where Claire has gone? If I tell you she's dead, will you let me go?"

With a swift motion, the knife left a mark on Kate's face, accompanied by her scream. "It hurts! My face!"

Richard stared her down fiercely, his knife ruthlessly scratching her cheek.

Sobbing and holding her face, Kate pleaded, "I'll tell you where Claire is, and you'll let me go, right?"

Somewhat moved, Richard ripped the blindfold off and coldly demanded, "Where?"

Between sobs and laughter, Kate mocked him, "You didn't believe she was dead, but you'll believe she's alive?"

Richard raised the knife toward her eyes. "Talk properly!"

let me go, what then? Maybe

side. "Richard, don't believe her. I'm already

drove the knife into her

Her lips turned pale, and she was

didn't fall for Kate's trap. But this version of Richard, post-prison, had become

Serenity Bluff." Her voice was weak, but Serenity Bluff wasn't where we used to hike. Could it be the cabin

you do to her?" Richard struck Kate's

shook her head in plea. "I just know she's there. It has nothing to

Battered as she was, she must be telling

didn't want to save her, it's not like you couldn't," Richard hit

begging, "Stop.

kill you yet. You better pray Claire is okay, or you'll

I received a document yesterday. It stated Claire was dead. I

should she regret anything? She

all, not in

securing Kate tightly, he left the

chill ran through me. Could there be a trap? I wanted to

you don't act now, prepare to

brief to prevent

muttered, "Claire, I won't let anything happen

and tell him to quit this craziness, not knowing the

truth

hoping to find something to prevent Richard from going