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.

the way I had felt helpless, the pain I felt and my ribs

down and I thrashed harder against

again, I can't be

around me seemed to close

his cruel taunts overwhelmed my senses. How

hard,

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through my panic, but the tone did little to

he tied me up and then asked me to

down if I was in this

I gasped, pulling at my restraints, but Silas didn't come

just stood there, standing a few feet away watching me with that same detached expression

I couldn't stop thrashing

out. I needed to

it. Silas

fear you're feeling right now, push

Push it aside?

I

slipping in and out of consciousness, and

Silas' hands by my sides

hurt you, Katrina, you need

gasped for air, struggling to

don't know about trusting him. He

his reason for

hurt, but I forced myself

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felt like an eternity, I managed to slow fny breathing. I took deep breaths as Istried to

to fade, leaving me shaken but conscious of where I

with Silas, not

Phillip and he

my head like a mantra, letting

eyes shut, I tried to shove down the lingering pane

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

became aware of something else my skin was

eyes snapped open, and I realized with a jolt that

had taken off

my voice shaky, I didn't

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