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.

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

crashing down and I thrashed harder against the

happening again, I

around me seemed to close

of his hands on me and his cruel taunts overwhelmed my senses. How could I be put into

heart pounded so hard,

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

tied me up and then asked

if

gasped, pulling at my

away watching me with that same detached expression he

I couldn't stop thrashing

get out. I needed to

it. Silas

feeling right

Push it aside?

I do

position, slipping in and out of consciousness, and I was expected

hands by my sides

you, Katrina, you need

gasped for air,

about trusting him. He had

was his reason for

but I forced myself to focus on

0073%0

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

began to fade, leaving me shaken but conscious of

with Silas, not

and he won't hurt

head like a mantra,

eyes shut, I tried to shove down the lingering

my chest, but at least I

a moment, I became aware of

and I realized

taken off

shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable I sounded

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