Avery’s POV“Get it over with,” I whispered, a touch of desperation in my voice, pleading for an end to my torment, my suffering, my misery.He continued to gaze at me with those dead, cold eyes. Then, I felt his fingers tighten around my neck, and my breath caught in my throat. He was really going to do it—kill me with his own hands, succumbing to his father's cruel, sadistic game.He squeezed a little harder, and the world began to blur at the edges, my heart pounding in my chest. Just as darkness threatened to close in, he released his grip. My legs trembled, and I gasped for air, my breaths coming out in shallow, uneven waves as if I had been suffocating for minutes instead of seconds.Liam finally broke eye contact, turning to look at his father. The room seemed to spin around me, the intensity of the moment leaving me reeling. The suffocating tension hung heavy in the air, and I struggled to steady my breathing, feeling as though I had just been pulled back from the brink of deat
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