Chapter 171: Under Siege

Aubrey was alone without her friends and family. She had no one to turn to. She was reminded of her short stint at the hospital when she had accidentally overdosed on sleeping pills.

'Just treat this as that. A hospital stay.' Aubrey said to herself. 'You've gone through this once before. This should be a walk in the park.'

But no matter how much she hyped herself up and tried to talk things through logically, the feeling of hopelessness continued to pervade her heart.

Then the what ifs began.

'What if Natasha didn't tell Rhyland the plan?'

'What if the antidote was a fake and Dimitri died?'

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'What if they decide it's too much trouble to rescue me?'

Almost immediately, she shook her head.

'No way. Rhyland would never leave me behind. He loves me.' She chided herself.