Chapter Twenty-One: The Unfinished Bond
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Nora's POV
Darkness surrounded me.
I couldn't move. Couldn't breathe.
Dorian's face loomed over me, his dark eyes filled with amusement and cruelty.
His fingers brushed my cheek, his smirk widening.
"You'll soon escape me, little wolf."
I screamed, trying to push him away, but my body wouldn't move.
I felt trapped like I was frozen and the walls closing in on me.
The walls of the room kept closing in around me, suffocating, trapping me in his grasp forever.
"No," I gasped. "No! Let me go!"
Dorian chuckled, his voice low and taunting.
"You belong to me."
His hands wrapped around my throat—
For a second I felt my eyes closing.
Then…
I jerked awake, my body covered in sweat, my breath coming in sharp, panicked gasps.
My hands flew to my chest, feeling the rapid beat of my heart, my body trembling violently.