Falling Into His Power

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the creak of the wooden chair beneath me. The ropes pricked my

er, I concentrated on the glass fragment concealed in my hand. The ropes had been

ropes, my heart raced. Carefully and slo

ards whispered in a sneering t

gaze on the ground. He was too

ht? Is he going to bother? Did he even care about me after a

There was no time for uncertainty. I ha

lly relaxed. A sigh of relief escaped my lips. Ignoring the pain, my

ext to the chair. I made small lines on the floor under me with trembling fin

s piercing eyes fixed on me. Despite my rac

oached. Are you still hopeful? By now, you

pite the knot in my stomach from

d at his smirk. "You think he's interested? Peter simp

back, looking him in the eye. "Why

ught a glimpse of irritati

" "Evelyn, this game is bigger than you. And Pe

s. In that dark, stuffy room,

ng from outside. Shouting. My hea

r the weapon beside him. I grabbed the metal pi

him falling to the ground. My legs were weak from sitting for so lo

xploded open

ely

ice of

the room. His outfit was crumpled, his f

led, feeling a

e said, looking m

urted out, tremb

crash behind us. Daniel and two of

with derision, "Well, well." "The

ng his body to protect me. "Dan

Peter. Do you truly believe you have

as Peter lunged at him. I grabbed the metal pipe once more a

aniel's guards moved toward Peter. The guard collapse

l's collar, Peter pinn

ver," Pete

eve that this is the end? Peter, you're a fool. I

Daniel sprang loose with a qu

rising in my

he turned to face me.

ing like jello, I no

my face. His voice was hardly audible above a whisp

d, "You found me."

ht air. I took a deep breath; the clean air was a

as he kept an arm over me. However, a shiver

about Daniel's

end of it. It w