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Chapter 34

Author: Jademoon
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Rhea's POV

“Shit.”

The word left my lips in a whisper, but it echoed in my mind like a siren.

Over and over, the same thought circled:

I should’ve known Kevin would go this far. I should’ve seen it coming.

He'd always been manipulative—cruel, distant, dishonest. In my past life, he’d drained me emotionally, twisted truths, gaslit me. But this? Locking me in a basement? Even he hadn’t sunk this low before.

So why now?

What changed?

I leaned my head back against the cold cement wall, the bruise on my cheek throbbing dully. A cruel reminder this wasn’t a dream. It wasn’t a flashback or hallucination. It was happening.

Silence pressed in, dense and oppressive. Occasionally it broke—scratching in the corners, the drip of water from somewhere above. I stared again at the window: too small, sealed tight, too high to reach easily. I’d already torn my fingers raw trying to force it open. Whoever sealed it did so with care.

Cowards.

For now, I had one option: wait.

Conserve energy.

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Don’t tell me she was caught….. I think I hate Arabella more cause what the hell
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