The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 135

Chapter 135

Ella & Alexander

Ella

The world kept slipping in and out of focus.

One moment I was sitting at the restaurant table, the next I was being carried out the back door, seeing Lilith’s bloodied head on the ground behind me, and then I found myself staring at the back of a car seat, my cheek pressed against cracked leather.

My head felt like it was filled with cotton. When I tried to lift it, everything spun.

“There we go, sweetheart. Just relax.”

The man’s voice came from somewhere above me, but it sounded distorted, like he was speaking underwater. Or maybe I was the one who was underwater, drowning, sinking. I tried to turn toward the sound, but my neck wouldn’t cooperate.

“What…” My own voice sounded strange and slurred. “What did you…”

“Shh. Don’t fight it. Makes everything easier.”

I blinked hard, trying to clear my vision. The man was driving with one hand on the steering wheel, the other reaching back to… to touch my leg.

I tried to pull away but my body wouldn’t listen. My arms felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

“Get away from me…”

It was an ugly sound. “You’re

He knew who

of the drug-induced haze. This wasn’t random. This wasn’t just

where we were going, but something was wrong with my wrists. When I looked down, I saw silver duct tape wrapped around them, binding

I struggled against the restraints, but they held

energy,” the man said. “You’re going to need

jarring me against the door Through the window, I could

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man held up something small

“Smile for me, sweetheart.”

but he kept taking pictures, the flashes hurting my drugged

car began to slow, turning onto what felt like a dirt road. Branches scraped against

I tried to scramble away,

there. Don’t want you hurting yourself

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barn, maybe, or some kind of storage building. The wood looked rotten, and

open a door.

waste. My feet dragged across the dirt floor as

of moldy hay, and I couldn’t catch myself with my hands bound. My shoulder

pulling out the camera again, “let’s get

tried to turn away, but he grabbed my chin

some of the drugs began to wear off. “Please don’t

to. Someone’s paying me very well to make sure you have a really bad

Someone was paying him?