THE TIES THAT BINDS US.
He stepped over me with a deliberate slowness, reaching for the doorknob.
I forced myself up, every nerve screaming in protest. My head throbbed, my vision blurred, but I couldn’t stop. I wouldn’t stop.
Because I knew—whatever was behind that door, it would break me.
I staggered forward, just as he pushed the door open.
And then I saw her.
Through a transparent window, Evelyn.
Chained to a bed.
Her arms strapped to the sides, her legs restrained and spread apart.
Tear streaks ran down her pale cheeks, her lips trembling with silent pleas. Her breathing was shallow, chest rising and falling in uneven, shuddering waves.
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