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.

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

I

be happening again, I can't be tortured

walls around

cruel taunts overwhelmed my senses. How could I be

so hard, I thought it might

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through my panic, but the tone did little to

up and

calm down if I was

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

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

I couldn't stop thrashing

to get out. I

Silas ordered his

right now, push it

Push it aside?

I

for hours in this position, slipping in and out

Silas' hands by my sides holding me in

here to hurt you,

air, struggling

don't know about trusting him. He had drugged me

his reason for

raced so fast it hurt, but I forced myself to

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after what felt like an eternity, I managed to slow fny breathing. I took deep breaths as Istried to control my though pushing away the

of Phillip began to fade, leaving me shaken but conscious of

was with Silas, not

isn't Phillip and he won't hurt

my head like a mantra, letting myself

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

thundered in my chest, but at least I could breathe

moment, I became aware of something

and I realized with a jolt that I was

taken off my

shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable I sounded but I couldn't help

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