Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Surrounded by mountains with a river in front and no bridge in sight, escape seemed an impossible feat without a helicopter. "Claire Floyd, wouldn't it be easier to just wait here for me?"

I spat in his face in response.

"Claude, Richard will find me soon enough!"

But my words only made him laugh. "Him? He's spread too thin."

"What have you done to him!" Panic set in.

"Nothing, he's exactly where he wants to be. Claire Floyd, consider this a warning: don't you dare show concern for another man when I'm around!"

As he spoke, he gestured towards Lydia who was being held behind him. "She helped you escape, did she? Cut off one of her fingers!"

The guard didn't hesitate, and Lydia's finger was severed in an instant.

"No!" I screamed.

But by the time I crawled over to her, Lydia was already in excruciating pain, clenching her hand, her face contorted in agony as tears streamed down her face.

"Claude, you're heartless. Lydia has watched over you since you were a child."

watched over you too. It's your fault for trying to run,

to break free from the guard's grip and crawled to Lydia, picking up her finger and shouted at Claude, "Give me the first aid kit now. We can still reattach it if you act quickly." But Claude kicked the

is

my decision to run. Reattach Lydia's

was suffering because of me; I couldn't just stand by

and trembling with

up her finger again,

don't make me lose respect for you. The first

his jaw, locking eyes with me fiercely before finally gesturing for the guard to hand over the first aid

this, knowing I wouldn't leave Lydia's side, even having

degree for this?!" I couldn't help but feel sorry

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my chin, but I pulled away, kneeling

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watched over me with a metal chain in his hand the entire

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was taken away, and Claude dragged me back to