Hearing the terms of the deal, my heart stopped beating completely. A wave of suffocating fear rushed into my chest.
I slowly lifted my head, my eyes wide as I looked across the room at Desmond. His eyes shifted away from Felix and landed directly on my face. I stared back at him, my fingers trembling against the ropes.
Would he actually pick me this time? Would he remember his promises, protect his legal wife, and take me back to safety?
"Desmond, please don't let them hurt me!" Ema suddenly yelled from her chair, letting out a loud, dramatic sob that shattered the silence. "Please save me! I am currently carrying your unborn child, Desmond! Please don't leave me here in the dark!"
The exact moment those frantic words left Ema's mouth, Desmond’s gaze snapped away from me and focu
