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

crashing down and I

be happening again, I can't

the walls around me seemed to close in

cruel taunts overwhelmed my senses. How could I be put into

so hard, I thought it might

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

me up and

couldn't calm down if I was in this

down, Silas," I gasped, pulling at

there, standing a few feet away watching me with that

I couldn't stop thrashing

to get out. I needed

over it. Silas ordered his voice

right now, push it

Push it aside?

could I

hours in this position, slipping in and out of consciousness, and I was expected to

Silas' hands by my sides holding

to hurt you, Katrina,

for air,

him. He

was his reason for doing

raced so fast it hurt, but I

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

fade, leaving me shaken but conscious of where

was with Silas, not

Phillip and he won't

head like a

shove down the lingering pane and the

chest,

moment, I became aware of something else my

snapped open, and I realized with a jolt that

taken

my voice shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable

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