Chapter 13 - Secrets and Truths

NORA

He had pushed me inside the bathtub filled with water. His right hand held my neck, his left lingered over my hips to keep me submerged.

Water filled my mouth as I tried to breathe. My eyes burned first and the next moment, my lungs were burning too.

I was thrashing my legs. I was holding onto his hands, never pushing too hard.

He would know. From the strength, he would find out.

The Lycan King pushed me down harder. My head hit the base of the bathtub as his malicious face became just a blur hovering above the water.

My nails dug into his hands, drawing blood. I tried to scream, and it proved to be a mistake. Water started filling my lungs faster than before.

‘ N—Nora. We need to fight back. ’ Zoey was threatening to break on the surface and push the huge man away.

She had the strength, just enough to have him leave me but not right now. I couldn’t show it to him.

So, I remained like this. Gasping for water and feeling the cruel burn in my lungs intensifying.

I felt pain. Lots