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Chapter 8

Author: Pwemi
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-23 22:19:13

Chapter 8: Trapped

Gabrielle’s POV

Marco’s fist cracked across my cheek, and at that moment my vision became blurry and my head spun around making me dizzy.

Pain exploded in my skull as I slammed into the stone wall, my knees buckling and I started bleeding from a cut I had just sustained from the fall. Unknown to me, that was not the only part bleeding.

The taste of blood filled my entire mouth.

“You filthy little rat.” His growl vibrated through the walls, a brutal echo shattering the sere
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