Chapter 40: The Beginning of the End
Christian’s Point of View – Flashback
The day that should’ve marked a new chapter in his life turned into a nightmare.
Christian remembered every detail. The warm glow of the morning sun, the scent of cologne, the weight of the wedding suit on his shoulders… and then—nothing. A sharp pain in his neck. Darkness.
He woke up hours later, chained to a damp, rusted pipe in a place he didn’t recognize—cold concrete walls, no windows, one single bulb hanging from the ceiling. His wrists were raw from the metal cuffs. His head throbbed from the drugs they kept giving him. Every time he tried to fight, they made sure he couldn’t.
Who were they?
Why was he here?
He had no answers. Just questions… and growing rage.
On the third day, the door creaked open.
