CHAPTER 93 - IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY

POV: ELISABETH

Voices in the background caught my attention. I woke up disoriented with a severe headache and something warm running down my forehead. When I tried to raise my hands to the spot, I realized they were tied, just like my feet.

“What?” I groaned, still dizzy, squirming to try to understand the situation. In the background, the silhouette of a blonde woman approached, the sound of her heels echoing in the room.

“Look who's awake!” Squatting into my field of vision, Heloise stared at me with an amused smile. “You’re such a sleeper, Mrs. Lover.”

“I've already said I'm not anyone's lover.” I murmured, still in pain. “Where am I? Why am I tied up?”

“Oh, dear, you don’t remember? You had a tragic accident rushing out of the publisher.” She replied with a broad smile.

“The Accident” images clashed in my mind, bringing me to full consciousness. “My God, where's Greg? Is he okay?”

“Greg? Well, I'm afraid to say he's kind of” Heloise made a gesture of a knife slicing her neck and s