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Chapter 52

Author: Faith Osanife
last update Last Updated: 2022-12-28 21:22:26

Alexa woke up and groaned as she felt an ache in her back. She sighed looking around the unfamiliar place, her eyes still quite blurry.

"Hmm." She moaned as her back kept aching her. It made her breathing uneven.

"She's awake at last," Steve told Lion.

Something settled on Alexa, causing her to stumble on realization. She was supposed to be heading home, but then she remembered...she looked around, her eyes becoming clear. She tried to talk, but something was stopping her. She tried to move, but something was equally stopping her. She felt her hands tied at the back.

Her eyes widened, and she looked around at the unfamiliar people. She couldn't voice out anything.

Lion and Steve stood up. "Boss she's awake." Lion said on the call.

Owen didn't know what to do, although he knows Alexa doesn't know him, so he was safe, but the question is what Mr. Hodge will do about it. He can be as scary as his father.

Alexa could tell what was happening. She was kidnapped, but in her condition, trying
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