Chapter

42

I woke with a gasp, my heart pounding in my chest.

Where was 12

I tried to figure out what happened the previous day and where could have been, but everything seemed to be in a daze.

I still felt dizzy, and I struggled to keep my eyes open.

Different thoughts ran through my mind, all of them in a jumbled mess.

It took a while for me to clear my head and the confusion I felt lifted slowly.

That was when it all came to me.

The ball last night, meeting with Father and Silas drugging me.

1 cussed loudly,

I passed out after Silas had drugged me, how long was I out for

And I was more upset about the fact that Sikas had spiked my drink, and I took it.

I never expected that.

How could Silas drug me?

And the way he stared at me like I had meant nothing to him before I finally went unconscious

And maybe I did meet nothing

I tried to pull my hands but then I realized the tightness in my wrists and ankles.

Panic gripped me when I realized I was tied, my arms and legs spread apart, leaving me helpless.

Just like that day.

No. No, not again.

Not again, please.

1 thrashed against the restraints, the feeling of being bound throwing me back to the day Phillip had tortured me.

felt helpless, the pain I felt and my ribs

down and I

again, I

breathing quickened, and the walls around me seemed

hands on me and his cruel taunts

heart pounded so hard, I thought it might

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through my panic, but the tone did little

had he tied me up and then asked

calm down if

down, Silas," I gasped, pulling at my restraints, but

just stood there, standing a few feet away watching me with

I couldn't stop thrashing

get out.

Silas ordered his

fear you're feeling right now, push it

Push it aside?

I

this position, slipping in and out of consciousness, and I

my sides holding

here to hurt you, Katrina, you need to trust

for air, struggling to

him. He had drugged me and tied

his reason

so fast it hurt, but I forced myself to focus

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I managed to slow fny breathing. I took deep breaths as Istried to control my

of Phillip began to fade, leaving me shaken but

with Silas, not

isn't Phillip and

repeated this in my head

shut, I tried to shove down the lingering

heart still thundered in my chest, but at least I could breathe

moment, I became aware of something else my skin

snapped open, and I realized with a jolt that I was

had taken off

are my clothes?" I asked, my voice shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable I sounded but I couldn't

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