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.

had felt

I thrashed harder against

happening again, I can't be tortured

breathing quickened, and the walls around me seemed

and his cruel taunts overwhelmed my senses. How could I

heart pounded so hard, I thought it

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

me up and then asked me to calm

if I

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

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

I couldn't stop thrashing

get out.

Silas ordered his

you're feeling right now,

Push it aside?

I

in and out of consciousness, and I was expected to

hands by my sides holding me in

not here to hurt you, Katrina, you

for air, struggling

about trusting him. He had drugged me and tied me

his reason for doing

it hurt, but I forced myself

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

Phillip began to fade, leaving

was with Silas,

Phillip and he won't

repeated this in my head like a mantra, letting myself

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

still thundered in my chest, but at least I

aware of

open, and I realized

had taken

I asked, my voice shaky, I didn't miss how vulnerable I sounded but

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