Kidnapped! A sudden, sharp sound sliced through the quiet night.
The man ripped off Raegan’s collar.
The cold night air met Raegan's skin, making her shiver.
"Ah!" Raegan cried out, her body debilitated by the effects of the drugs, making her unable to lift a hand to stop the man.
"Please...
Spare me.” Gathering the last ounce of her strength, Raegan attempted to retreat, tears dampening the blindfold ughtly secured over her eyes.
She managed to see the man before her.
However, she wasn't able to distinguish his features.
Judging from the build, Raegan was sure it wasn't Mitchel.
The man stood still for a moment as he silently looked at Raegan.
He suddenly leaned in, and his scent enveloped her.
A flicker of recognition crossed Raegan’s mind, but she couldn't put a finger on it.
Fear instinctively took over as she asked, "What do you want?" The man's fingertips traced Raegan's neck, sliding down gently as he took off the pendant she had on.
"Is this yours?" His voice had a raspy edge as if it was run through a voice-changer device.
Raegan nodded.
"Yes, it's mine.
It’s not worth much.
Please, don't take it.
] can give you money instead.” The pendant had been with Raegan since she was a child.
Her grandmother somehow took it from her one day but gave it back to her before the demise.
Raegan couldn't stomach losing the pendant since it carried sentimental value for her.
The man stepped back, refraining from advancing further, and paused.
After a few minutes, he said softly, "Why is it you?” His voice trembled, carrying an undercurrent of unspoken emotions.
Raegan was startled as she felt the man approaching her again.
She was paralyzed with fear and was powerless to flee.
Yet, the man just calmly reattached the pendant.
were mindful and tender, much to
felt the man was gentle
Being gentle...
fleetingly flashed
intense that she could
the man made a hasty exit,
before Raegan could fully recover, another figure
warning, a brutal blow struck Raegan's neck, plunging her back
like an eternity,
had splashed icy cold water
the disorientation, Raegan found herself tightly bound with
hands were immobilized, but her feet had some
school building filled
mirrored the eerie
she went through last
seemed even more unhinged and twisted, wearing the
have a good sleep!" Tessa's voice, rough and harsh, cut through the
summoned her courage and confronted
second time you've
crime?" "Crime? How hilarious! You really have no idea what a true crime is!" With slow and deliberate movements, Tessa removed her hat and mask,
clear
a grotesque patchwork of cuts
decaying flesh hung thick in the
was sickening and
It was really unbearable.
I can't go back
in this world?" Raegan's eyes widened, and
couldn't quite comprehend what Tessa had
was a terrible sight to
reducing children to tears and inflicting nightmares upon
back from the rope and asked, "Why?" "It's all thanks to Mitchel! He launched an intense
down, he lent a helping
I sought refuge with an elderly fisherman on a remote coastal island..." Memories filled Tessa‘'s mind in
first treated her well, giving her food and
to despair when she discovered the dark
numerous women captive and
had left
salted their wounds to
was barely breathing, legs and body covered in
salt on the woman's wound and said, "By doing this, it won't stink.”
of the fisherman's needs and cooked for
his brutal abuse, which was
Tessa until the fisherman succumbed to a deep slumber
frail form, worn and weathered, bore the scars of her harrowing
his fishing expeditions, Tessa realized
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