ting, her panic rising like a flood within her. Her face, covered with a cl

her mind, making her dizzy, her ears ringing like church bells. Her breath came in short

d and exhausted, relented. we

wasn’t blindfolded or blind. She viewed the environment, she noticed s

s to stand up, but she can’

went wrong? Where was she?

ed her surroundings. The room was a twisted portrait of neglect, of d

g as they clawed at the chains that held her captive. But her efforts were futile

nto an eternity, the only companionship the skittering of vermin and the scratch of her desperate fingers against th

damp, earthy smell of the room filled her nostrils, adding to the terror that consumed her. She needed water, she was thirsty, she wanted to throw up, she had a hangover. She wan

med ‘Ahn’; s

it. Nobody was coming to her rescue. She was feeling faint, sh

. She has always made the wrong decisions, she told herself as she wept. Just t

hing tight, her face was full of terror, her mind k

!! She sa

ed the chains on her and repositioned them, so she could tackle her

ought to herself. After bringing the food and water to her, they switch

ecause she was thirsty and her throat hurt. She suddenly felt sleepy. H

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lowing him, but he didn’t know she would be this foolish to bang in like that before he could say o

so heard the gunshot. He knew Antonino must have shot somebody. So, he quietl

n to carry her to his mansion

as spying on him. He kept watching her through the CCTV he input in the basement, h

for a prisoner, so they put some antidepressants in her food

n the dark. The room was dark, but the light bulb shone a little lig

full of panic, what do…. you want..t for me?

to ask questions here, I do, so you need to answer me and ans

near her. He then leaned toward her and whispered ‘Wa

t in terror ‘’leav

oor ran in and turned on the light, and t

elf that she had seen his face. She was lost in thought when a cold shivering ice water sp

had used a Taser on her. She screamed so loud and painful, she wanted to

re you spying on me? The

ing for her to give out her answer, bu

out of her mind was ‘’hmmm,

Thw

uld finish up, h

ntrol or when he is not asking questions,

stammered to reply ‘I can’t re

playing at? He thought to himself. Maybe he

breadcrumbs, like the breadcrumb trail in Hansel and Gretel, luring th

n she heard it, but she couldn’t say anythin

e so handsome and yet maleficent and wick

y of his request. They had expected torture, instruments of pain to crack her resistance.

ed with hesitation. "Sir, are you sure?" they implored, their disbelief a silent accusation.

in their wake deafening. "I do not want her pain to end quickly," he said, his tone cold and devoid of e

uestioned his methods. They nodded in acquiescence, their reluctance hidden beh

ong with him

e kept on telling herself ‘It’s a dream’. She needed to wake up because she was di

! She sc

over her body like a sea of nightmares. Her skin prickled with revulsion, he

ind a whirlpool of suspicion and intrigue. Who was she working for? What h

gs pierced the air, he fel

eaming. They were shocked, they had thought of her as a rough opponent since she

spoke first. He was shushed by his colleagues. He was rather short but muscular, the bo

and tried to gather herself in one piece. Antonino had loosened the chain just

osa, her survival instincts ignited, refused to accept her fate, her fin

ke the scythe of Death. With a scream that shook the walls, she recoiled

B

n a void of oblivion, her head a

ollen, and she was quite dizzy. She remembered she had hit her hea

he memory of that night started coming back. She scre