Semua Bab Bound By Blood: The Step-Brothers' Temptation: Bab 241 - Bab 244

_Amelie’s POV_The moment Raphael’s eyes found me, the rope slipped through my shaking hands. My arms were trembling so badly that I couldn’t even feel the burn of the fabric cutting into my palms anymore. For one fleeting, insane heartbeat, I thought I could dive before they reached me, thought I could throw myself out the window and let the air swallow me whole. Because doing that was certainly way better than Raphael getting close to me again. But his men were already on me.They came so fast, I barely got the chance to react. The rope jerked back, my body wrenched with it. A shout tore from my throat as two pairs of hands clamped down on my arms, pinning me so tight I thought the bones would snap. I twisted, nails digging at skin, at sleeves, at anything I could tear open, but they only dragged me harder. I knew there was a chance I would lose my balance and fall off if they let go of me, but I didn't care. My heels scraped the wooden floor. The world tilted, then slammed up

It was either death or death. That was the two options he had given me.I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. My throat was too dry.He smiled, slow and wide and gestured lazily toward the wall behind me.That was when I heard it—the hum. Low, mechanical, buzzing like a heart beginning to beat. My stomach sank as I twisted to look.A clock.Not small, not subtle. A massive face bolted high against the wall, red digital numbers flickering to life.05:00The sound it made when it ticked down—loud, sharp, metallic—cut through the stillness like a knife.What— what was that for?“Five minutes,” Raphael said simply, his voice echoing. “Five minutes to decide. Five doors. One leads to freedom. Four lead to death.”My eyes darted across the room, heart hammering so hard it shook my ribs. The doors were there, evenly spaced across the opposite wall. Each identical. Each dark, foreboding. My breath caught in my chest.“And if you don’t choose,” he added, that smile curling cruel, “the floor beneath yo