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.

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 just abandon him like

this man looked just like Max. There had to be

die-not when Max's whereabouts were

my room and tried calling

was late, and I couldn't

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

room was empty. Even the bed was neatly made, as if nothing had

a figment of

and returned to my

much had happened. Was Lily okay? Where was

was the man

my eyes

at me, but I was no lopol

I'd been

swnch.

me standing by the window. She rushed

me. "Did you not

I nodded silently.

"Princess Harriet's maid contacted

wants us to join her for breakfast. She also knows we took the Goodwin sisters and

I frowned slightly.

Lily, we must

of relief washed over me at the thought of Lily