Chapter 10 One Week

CHRISTINE...

"Christine..." I heard the voice again. This time closer.

Immediately, my eyes were hit with a bright flame. I fluttered my eyes open, blinking slowly, trying to get used to the light.

Not knowing how long it took but when my vision cleared, I was greeted by Maximo Lombardi's gloomy face.

Wh...why is he here? Torturing me again? No!

Scared, I tried to back away from him when my head spun without a warning, blurring my vision once again.

"Don't move." I heard his voice again only to freeze on the spot. It's the same voice, that called me in my nightmare and showed me a direction!

No! W..was I insane to think like that or what?

I fixed my gaze on him. But what caught my eye is the wall behind him. A dark decoration. It's familiar.

Wait... This is!

I looked around when the realisation hit me. I am not in the dungeon but in the room he brought me before!

"Wh...why am I he.re?" I gasped and coughed because of dryness in my throat.

"Why are you here?" He frowned as if he couldn