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.
and tender, much to her
man was gentle
Being gentle...
image fleetingly flashed
was so intense that she could
man made a hasty exit, granting her a
could fully recover, another
blow struck Raegan's neck, plunging
felt like an eternity,
had splashed icy cold water on
the disorientation, Raegan found herself tightly bound with
were immobilized, but her feet had some
building filled with broken-down tables
upon a towering structure resembling three stories, it mirrored the eerie stage of her previous kidnapping, creating an
went through last
unhinged
to have a good sleep!" Tessa's voice, rough and harsh, cut through
her courage and confronted
the second
your way of seeking life behind the bar by committing crime upon 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,
face bore clear
patchwork of cuts
stench of decaying flesh hung thick
was sickening
It was really unbearable.
can't go back to the days when I was a decent lady from a wealthy
I have left to fear in this
what
disfigured countenance was a terrible sight to
children to tears and inflicting nightmares upon
Raegan managed to free her hands behind her back from the
police had been tracking me down, he lent a helping hand on it,
fisherman on a
her well, giving her
to despair when she discovered the dark
fisherman held numerous women captive
sadistic acts had left
their wounds to
he took Tessa in, the last captive was barely breathing,
doing this, it won't stink.” Tessa
of the fisherman's needs and cooked for him
the night, she suffered from his brutal abuse, which was exacerbated
the night, haunting Tessa until the fisherman succumbed to a deep
worn and weathered, bore
fateful day, when the fisherman embarked on his fishing expeditions, Tessa realized her moment
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