Chapter 95.
Clara’s POV.
I came to slowly… not all at once… not gently either.
The first thing that hit me was the darkness… thick and suffocating, pressing in on my eyes until I realized they were already open.
The second was the pain in my wrists… sharp, burning, relentless… my hands were tied tightly behind my back, the rope biting into my skin every time I shifted. My body was slumped forward on a hard chair, my back aching, my neck stiff, my legs trembling beneath me.
I didn't know where I was or how the hell I had gotten here.
So I tried to speak.
But I couldn't.
Because….
“Mmm… mmm…mmm.”
The sound came out muffled, useless, swallowed by the cloth tied tightly over my mouth. Panic surged instantly, violent and uncontrollable, my heart slamming against my ribs as I twist
