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."

your fault for trying to run, she's being

at Claude, "Give me the first aid kit now. We can still reattach

Floyd, this is your punishment.

run. Reattach Lydia's finger, I'll accept whatever

I couldn't just stand by and do

lips pale and trembling with pain, whispered, "Claire... Miss...

picked up her

lose respect for

eyes with me fiercely before finally gesturing for the guard to hand over the

even having a first aid kit

degree for this?!" I couldn't help but feel sorry for him; all the effort he put

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but I pulled away, kneeling down to

and stitching he

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me with a metal chain in his hand

be even harder after

was taken away, and