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.

paused to glance back at him. I couldn't just abandon him like that. I tucked a blanket around him, turned the air conditioning to heat, and

was happening, but this man looked just like Max. There had to be a

couldn't die-not when Max's whereabouts were tied

to my room and tried calling Max,

and I couldn't

left the mysterious man in, the door

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

it all a figment of my

returned to my own

happened. Was

was the man

stared at my reflection, my eyes bloodshot and

but I was no lopol

I'd been through

swnch.

early, finding me standing by the window. She rushed

you not sleep at all last

I nodded silently.

"Princess Harriet's maid contacted

for breakfast. She also knows we took the Goodwin sisters and demands a ransom. Otherwise,

I frowned slightly.

if we want to see Lily, we

me at the thought of Lily being