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Chapter 222: His Terms, Her Breaking Point

作者: Author Jessica
last update 最終更新日: 2025-11-25 22:32:37

Anna’s POV

The cell was chaotic as the inmates were singing and banging on bars..

But I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling and wondering what’s happening in the outside world.

The entire place smelled of metal, bleach, and hopelessness.

I finally sat up and curled up onto my bed, arms wrapped around my knees, forehead resting against my forearms as tears dried stiff on my cheeks.

The fluorescent light above hummed loud enough to crawl under my skin. Three other women sat on the opposite side… one scribbling on the wall with something dark and likely unsanitary, the other two muttering to each other in low tones.

I stared at nothing.

Nothing felt safer than thinking.

Then footsteps approached. Heavy. Authority in every stomp.

A key rattled, and the cell door groaned open.

“Annalyn Smith.”

The officer’s voice was flat.

I didn’t move.

“You have a visitor.”

My heart skipped. Not in excitement… fear, disgust, betrayal.

“No.” My voice cracked. “I don’t want to see him.. tell Alex to le
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