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Chapter 17

Author: Blessed assurance
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-04 20:33:29

Christine’s POV

His face was devoid of no emotion as he continued to fire down the road, the car’s engine roaring in the quiet night. My heart pounded in my chest as fear coursed through me. I gripped the edge of my seat, steadying myself.

“Francis, take it easy!” I pleaded. He said nothing, his eyes still fixed on the road ahead, his jaw set in a hard line. For some reason, the sweet side of him, the one he’d always shown me, the gentle, caring Francis was gone. In its place, I could now see the Francis I had known from my past life before my death, the one who’d left scars on my heart and memories I’d fought to bury. Fear gripped me even tighter.

“Where are you taking me?” I asked.

“My place,” he replied curtly, his tone leaving no room for argument. “There’s no way I’m letting you spend so much time with Evelyn when we haven’t even had a moment together.”

I glanced out the window, my stomach dropping as I realized the route we were on. It was a lonely road, dark and unfamiliar, li
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