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onfusion contorted all over Sophia's pretty and innocent face but he masked

is breath hitched in his throat. "W-What do you mea

und and flying all over her face. "You're meant to wait for tomorrow night to understand what I mean. For now, I'll l

cking in

ody ached from her head, down to her wrist and ankle. "Oh lord, please help me out of this place

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y-four

He sat on his large chair in his office, watching the footage of the room she was tied up, watching every single

prope

e was tied to the chair, and anytime a smile threatened t

any different in their world. Growing up to be in his position, he'd seen and heard a lot of men in thei

aining. After whatever was to happen that night, he'd make sure Sophia got all the treatment she deserved for all the bruises those fuckin

door, and he groaned

ome

in with a slight bow.

time,

nto? "He asked. "on vogli

ready?} {"I don't want

oprio come hai ordinato", The man

thing is perfect ju

fore slowly pulling off his suit coat, followed by his waistcoat and loosened his tie, then wa

llow

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ing sound of the door opening, and her heartbeat increas

veled hair and face kept stoic as usual down to his black button-down shirt with two top buttons undone and sleev

ut of her thought, and she blinked before s

itte

and she cleared her throat. Her voice would sound

ont of her. "I'll come for yo

itte

"She asked, feeling heat creep up her whole b

tood up. "Too bad,

"She

ace to know", He said. "Anywa

to play a game"

te for you to run awa

d sigh. She was too tired and wasn't ready to play any game, especi

a little too harshly, making her whimper. He held her chin between the two fingers and jerked her head up so she'd look at him in the

itte

her cheeks and slid on Chase's fi

ripped her chin tighter

itte

he tightened his gri

He muttered and le

od gi

phia's cheeks, and she bit down on her lower lip

nds, a man putting on all black walked into the room with a cup of

t of her and took the cu

of water. When the whole glass of water was emptied down her throa

for given water? He ignored her and passed the cup to the man behind

remembered how he'd reacted towards her when she o

her wrist, then moved to the ones on h

im without any w

ed to Sophia and grabbed one of her hands, ignoring the whimper that escaped her lips, before strapping the wristwatch around her bruised wr

"She almost laughed but bit her lip w

than the game." He switched on a timer on both their wrist watches and the

n. They'll catch me",

our little game." He looked at his wristwatch. "One minute is gone, and you only have four more minutes left for you. I'll wait here till those fo

itte

and herself when she was a baby. "T-thanks. I'll go, "She turned and ran away towar

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could hear were the ones of the cold breeze blowing away and the ticking sound o

hase's voice boomed through her ears from the hearing device. "Two minutes thirty-two secon

itte

any sign of anybody watching her to m

and if she didn't do it, she didn't even know what Chase would use her to do as his'. As she thought of tha

best thing to do was to hide in the old house till morning while Chase would hopelessly search

he pain in her ankle. She froze again in her tracks when she heard Chase's voice agai

itte

e up when she realized he wouldn't be

she heard the loud and slow sounds of his footsteps

ening it. She looked around frantically for another hiding place u

ce. She could hear his footsteps coming closer to the tree and she pressed herself tightly against the tree as if to disap

itte

ouldn't afford to have him find her. If Chase found her, she'd be a goner. She wouldn't see

side to finally claim her as his property. He knew damned well she was behind the tree. H

to keep on continuing his mind games with her because, in the end, he wo

itte

to hide behind the pillar standing on the porch of the house. She peeked and her breath hitched again whe

ring and clutched unto her locket with closed eyes. "L

yer when she heard Chase's vo