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Chapter 282 - Deceived but not Defeated
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Isabel’s POVI sat in the dark, my wrists bound to a cold metal chair. The air around me felt stale, suffocating, and heavy. My eyes were covered by a thick cloth that added to the sense of helplessness that wrapped around me like a vice. My throat was parched, my stomach hollow with hunger. But it was the complete isolation that gnawed at me the most. It was as if the world had forgotten I existed, as though I had vanished entirely. No medication, no comfort—just the slow, relentless drain of my strength.I could feel the seconds ticking away. My life was ebbing away with each passing minute. But more than that, I could feel the presence of my fear. It pressed against my chest, the weight of it unbearable. Was I going to die here? Was this it—an end so quiet that no one would ever know?The sound of a ringing phone broke through the stillness. "Emerson," the guards’ cold voice sliced through the darkness. "You know we have your precious Isabel. No tricks for our little meet-up ton
