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.

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 that. I

happening, but this man looked just like Max. There had

when Max's whereabouts were tied

calling Max,

was late, and I

to the room I'd left the mysterious man in,

empty. Even the bed was neatly

all a figment of

out of the room, unnerved, and returned to my own as the first light of

Was Lily okay? Where was

was the man in

my eyes bloodshot and

but I was

I'd been through

swnch.

me standing by the

me. "Did you not sleep at all

I nodded silently.

"Princess Harriet's maid contacted

knows we took the Goodwin sisters and demands a ransom. Otherwise, she says we won't leave this

I frowned slightly.

if we want to see Lily, we must hand over the Goodwin sisters." Lily was

washed over me at the thought of Lily