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Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two

Author: KL Jenkins
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I grip the slick edge of the tub, desperately urging my mind to conjure a serene place to soothe the frantic beating of my heart. Yet he keeps me submerged, his weight pressing down, forcing the air from my lungs. My body thrashes instinctively as I try to free myself from the iron grip around my skull, yearning to break the surface and draw in the life-giving breath that feels so tantalisingly out of reach.

As the seconds stretch into an eternity, my vision begins to fade, the world above becoming a murky haze. My chest is a cacophony of desperate pleas, screaming for inhalation, but a cold truth lingers—yielding to the instinct to breathe would mean surrendering to the very peril I'm fighting against succumbing to.

"Oh, you astonish me at every twist and turn, Bianca," he whispers, his voice low and gravelly as my moment of relief washes over me like a fleeting tide. "I crave those numbers; I need them desperately. Time is my relentless adversary, child."

"I can't provid
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