Chapter Twenty-four~Ariee~ I ran as fast as my legs could carry, thinking, just for a brief moment that I could escape him.I didn’t hear any footsteps behind me. I turned, unable to gauge my curiosity and the hallway was empty as well. I could still see his door but still… For a brief second, I thought I might have escaped him. Until I crashed into something in front of me.In a flash, my back slammed hard against the wall, the impact knocking the air from my lungs.A strangled gasp tore from my throat as cold fingers clamped around my neck. Tight, unyielding, leaving no room to breathe properly, no room to think.Those eyes.Up close, they were worse.Icy sapphire, sharp and merciless, like frozen blades pressed against my skin. They bore into me with terrifying precision, as though peeling me apart layer by layer, exposing everything I tried so desperately to hide.“Where do you think you’re going, insect?” His voice was chillingly calm. Like this was a perfectly normal conversa
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