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.

still remember the way I had felt helpless, the pain

I thrashed harder against the

can't be happening again, I can't be

breathing quickened, and the walls around me seemed to close in on

of his hands on me and his cruel taunts

heart pounded so hard, I thought it

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my panic, but

he tied me up and then asked me to

if I was

Silas," I gasped, pulling at my restraints,

away watching me with

I couldn't stop thrashing

out.

it. Silas

you're feeling right now, push it

Push it aside?

I

and out

Silas' hands by my sides holding

you, Katrina, you need to

gasped for air,

know about trusting him. He had drugged me

was his reason

fast it hurt, but I forced

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

began to fade, leaving me

was with Silas,

isn't Phillip and he won't

in my head

I tried to shove down the lingering pane

heart still thundered in my chest, but

aware of something else

realized

taken off

voice shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable

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