Free yourself, Sussan!' Gea shouted in my head. The whispers vanished. It was as if, now that Chloe and Amelia were gone, she had found the courage I needed, or maybe it was because of the urgent situation, as my pants were about to be pulled down. 'You know you can do it. It's just that you really want to do it. Do it, Sussan, just do it!'
Despite my injured leg, I managed to free it from the restraint and flexed my knee enough to deliver a kick to Rick's stomach, causing him to double over in pain. I didn't know how strong my kick was, but I worried that it might not have been enough, and he would retaliate. I remembered the strength I had shown before in the twins' mansion basement, but for some reason, I still felt sore, bent over his abdomen, unable to even breathe.
I didn't waste a
