Chapter 80

Miss you.

It’s just those two words.

I stare at them for hours.

I draft a hundred different replies and delete them all. Because there is no right thing to say to the husband-who-isn’t-my-husband who-is-my-captor/enemy.

If he’s looking at his phone I’m sure he’ll see the three dots that pop up and disappear as I type and then click back to undo.

As night passes into morning, I sleep again.

It’s fitful. Filled with dreams that are more like nightmares, and memories I’ve bottled up since I was a kid.

I cry.

I curl up and try to comfort myself.

Because it’s going to take 48 hours for the results back from my lab tests.

Two days to learn if I’ll live or if I’m right back to counting down the time left with my terminal illness.

I want to live so badly.

It’s some ingrained survival instinct, sure, but when facing my own mortality, I don’t want to d ie.

and

This one is also brief. It just says, Special

does that

up at my room

box. Really big boxes.

1

K

4

.

2

blockhead beta

sure he means James.

both of

search them?” I feel compelled to ask.

did,” Liam snaps at

question. They’re essentially violating my privacy,

is

they’re doing it for my safety.

pack won’t feed you,” Liam mutters. Then he opens the box and pulls out packages or

Adam says

he’s thinking about me being locked away

your box?”

and the components inside clang

then an assortment of weapons and

wants to arm you against your own

that,” I say automatically.

is it

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