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

crashing down and I thrashed harder

happening again, I can't

around me seemed to close

taunts overwhelmed my senses. How could I be

hard,

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down," Silas's cold voice cut through my panic, but the tone did little to soothe

me up and then asked me to calm

couldn't calm down if I was

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

there, standing a few feet away watching me with that same detached expression he always

I couldn't stop thrashing

get out. I

it. Silas

fear you're feeling right now, push it

Push it aside?

could I

and out of consciousness, and I was expected to calm

Silas' hands by my

here to hurt you, Katrina, you need to trust

air, struggling to

trusting him. He had drugged me

his reason for doing

hurt, but I forced

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

Phillip began to fade, leaving

was with Silas,

and he won't

this in my head like a mantra,

eyes shut, I tried to shove down the lingering pane and

chest, but at least

aware of something else

snapped open, and I realized

taken off my

didn't miss how vulnerable I sounded but

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