Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 283

I bit down hard on the man's arm that was holding me captive. He jolted awake, staring at me in the moonlight, and I shrank back, startled by his reaction.

It didn't take long for him to regain his senses. His eyes, filled with a fierce

intensity, locked onto mine. Suddenly, he grabbed my chin, and I struggled to breathe as pain shot through me. With his free hand, he traced a small freckle on the bridge of my nose. "Beautiful," he murmured.

I tried to cry out for help, but only muffled sounds escaped my lips.

"Trying to leave?" His voice was cold, yet weak.

"I won't kill you. Just tell me, who are you?"

I could only manage a few more muffled sounds.

"Can't speak?" He looked at me skeptically, and I nodded, too scared to utter a word.

"Then you better not tell anyone I'm here."

I nodded obediently, and only then did he seem satisfied.

"Go on. Leave."

His grip loosened, and he slumped back, exhausted.

The man curled up again, shivering as if he were in an icebox. I opened the door to leave but paused to glance back at him. I couldn't

didn't understand what was happening, but this man looked just like Max. There

die-not when Max's

room and tried calling Max, but there was still

was late, and I

I ventured back to the room I'd left the mysterious man in, the door was ajar.

was empty. Even the bed was neatly made, as if

it all a figment of

to my own

Was

who was the man in

stared at my reflection, my eyes

I was no

been

swnch.

standing

me. "Did you not sleep at all

I nodded silently.

"Princess Harriet's maid contacted

we took the Goodwin sisters and demands a ransom. Otherwise, she

I frowned slightly.

Lily, we must hand over the Goodwin sisters."

washed over me at the thought of Lily being