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.

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 tucked a blanket around him,

didn't understand what was happening, but this man looked

die-not when Max's whereabouts

and tried calling Max,

was late, and I couldn't

left the mysterious man in, the door was ajar. I distinctly

bed was

a figment

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

much had happened. Was Lily okay? Where was

the

at my reflection, my eyes

I

been through too

swnch.

me standing

me. "Did you not sleep at all last

I nodded silently.

"Princess Harriet's maid contacted

breakfast. She also knows we took the Goodwin sisters and demands a ransom. Otherwise, she says we won't

I frowned slightly.

want to see Lily, we must hand

of relief washed over me at the thought