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CHAPTER 162

Penulis: Nancy Grey
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Dahlia’s POV

I didn’t know how long I had been sitting there.

Time felt strange in the dark, like it didn’t move the way it used to. My wrists hurt from the ropes, my back ached from the chair, and my throat felt dry from fear and silence. The darkness pressed in on me from all sides. I couldn’t see anything. I could barely hear anything except my own breathing and the pounding of my heart.

Then I heard it.

A door.

It opened slowly, the sound loud in the quiet room. My breath caught in my chest. Footsteps followed. Calm. Unhurried. They moved closer, one step at a time, and with every step my fear grew. I held my breath without meaning to, my body stiff with panic.

Suddenly, the lights snapped on.

I gasped, squeezing my eyes shut as the brightness burned. When I opened them again, a tall man was standing right in front of me. The light made his shadow stretch across the floor toward my feet.

He looked young. Around my age. Well put together. Calm in a way that felt wrong.

I stared at h
Nancy Grey

So sorry again for the error in chapter 160. Been sick and writing has been stressful but I'm better now and I will try to avoid such mistakes in future.

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