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

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

Floyd, this is your punishment.

Reattach Lydia's finger, I'll accept

I couldn't just

lips pale and trembling with

up her finger again,

make me lose respect for you. The first

before finally gesturing for the guard to hand over the

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

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

you care about

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chin, but I pulled away, kneeling down to perform makeshift

and stitching

as

watched over me with a metal chain in

would be even harder after

as I finished treating Lydia, she was taken away,