Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 1490:

Still, Caitlin felt a burning urge to confront Kallie for going this far. Could a wounded ego really justify tearing someone else’s life apart? Had all the kindness Kallie once showed her been nothing more than an act?

Hot tears ran down Caitlin’s cheeks, and her body wouldn’t budge. Worse still, her head was spinning faster and her senses grew foggier with each breath.

Just then, the door creaked open.

Through her blurred vision, Caitlin saw a man she had never seen before. His gaze was dark and unmistakably lustful.

Caitlin wanted to scream, to cry out for help, to push him away—anything. But no sound came from her lips. She was filled with dread, and her body shook uncontrollably.

The man approached her, grinning lewdly and rubbing his hands together. He then began to touch her.

Caitlin’s limbs gave out completely. Her body collapsed like

man’s fingers fumbled with her

and she

a guttural groan filled her ear. The next

her eyes. Clayton was there, pushing the now-unconscious man

to nod or even whisper that she was okay, but she felt very weak. Tears continued to flow freely down her

in Clayton’s arms, Caitlin felt a strange sense of safety wrap around her. Her tears slowly stopped, and she muttered,

of the drug, her voice sounded strangely suggestive. Realizing this, she quickly closed her mouth,

the magic

was stern. “It has to be Beth. As soon as I heard she brought you here, I had a bad feeling. I came as fast as I could. But since Kallie and I aren’t exactly on good terms,

to tell him he was wrong, that Beth wasn’t the one behind this, but her voice got caught in her throat. She then

his arms around her a little tighter. “It’s okay. You’re safe now. I’m getting you out of here. We’ll stop