EPISODE 256

EPISODE 256

“No we don’t have time, so please listen to me very carefully,” I said.

Before he could even react, I reached out and clasped his left wrist, his strong, solid, heavily veined wrist using both of my hands.

I drew in a breath and began recounting everything that had led me to this point.

I told the story from the very beginning, leaving nothing out.

And as the words spilled from my mouth, I watched Villion’s expression shift, darken, and grow heavier with each detail I unveiled.

His brows drew together sharply. His jaw tightened. A deep frown carved its way across his face. And still, I continued.

I told him my plan that I intended to get Flora out. The moment I said it, Villion’s eyes flashed, a storm rising behind them, but I pressed on.

I shared everything I knew about Flora, the fragile state she was in. I told him how her situation had deteriorated, how desperation had wrapped around her like chains, how every hour she spent away from her child chipped at her sanity.