CHAPTER 95 - IN THE HANDS OF THE DEMON

POV: ELISABETH

I felt my blood freeze in my veins, my heart pounding erratically in my chest as if it wanted to burst. My body trembled violently, the persistent chill in my spine radiating through all my limbs. A knot tightened in my stomach, twisting as I realized my color had drained away, my hands were cold and sweaty, and my mouth was dry and bitter.

“Pa... Pa... Pavel...” I stammered nervously, consumed by fear.

“My light, you don't look very well.” Andreev approached, and I took a few steps back when he grabbed my wrist, pressing our bodies together and burying his nose in my neck, inhaling my scent. “Wow, it's exactly as I remember.”

“Please, let me go.” I said, trembling, trying to push him away.

“Is this how you treat me after five long years apart?” Pavel squeezed my waist harder, rubbing his body against mine. “Do you have any idea what I went through hunting you down?”

“I... I'm sorry...” I couldn't contain the wave of terror that washed over me, being near the bastard wh