The Push That Saved (Part 2)
Thea’s POV
I silently sighed with relief. “I can’t untie my own ropes, and neither can you. But if we position our chairs back–to–back, maybe we can untie each other.”
She thought for a moment, then nodded: “Fine.”
She carefully began moving her chair, trying to turn toward me. Her approach was smarter than I expected, generating minimal noise, so I was confident that even if someone was outside, they wouldn’t hear us.
After several difficult attempts, we finally managed to get back–to–back.
“Hurry,” I urged breathlessly, my trembling fingers feeling for the knots on her wrists. “We don’t have much time.”
With each passing second, my heart beat faster. At any moment, Graves could walk through that door, announce Sebastian had made his decision, and end my life.
Finally, the ropes loosened. I stood up from the chair and quickly untied the ropes on my legs. The sudden freedom sent blood rushing back into my limbs, causing a tingling
sensation.
“What now?” Aurora asked, her voice full of uncertainty.
Honestly, I didn’t have a detailed plan. But whatever happened, we needed to get out of here immediately.
“Find the exit and get the fuck out of this place.”
I carefully walked toward the door and suddenly noticed Aurora wasn’t following.
“What are you waiting for?” I turned and asked.
“What if Sebastian comes looking for us and we’re not here?” she hesitated, still waiting for her prince charming to rescue the princess.
I almost laughed at her naivety. “You think once they discover I’ve escaped, they’ll wait for
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The Push That Saved (Part 2)
Sebastian’s decision? They’ll kill you on the spot. You can choose to stay and die, or come with me, but I won’t sacrifice myself and my baby for your fantasy.”
With that, I ignored her and pushed the door open to look outside. No guards–a good
sign.
I stepped out of the room to find we were being held in an abandoned waste processing facility. Discarded machinery and metal heaps were everywhere, which meant plenty of places to hide. I felt Aurora follow me, standing behind me.
“We need to find a gap in the fence or a gate,” I whispered, “Stay low and quiet.”
She nodded, and we began carefully navigating between piles of junk, constantly watching
for Graves’s men.
“This place is like a fucking maze,” Aurora complained. “We’ve been walking forever and still can’t find the way out.”
I was starting to feel exhausted too. Blood was still seeping from my wrists, and my
morning sickness was returning as time passed.
Just then, a piercing alarm shattered the quiet, and the entire junkyard erupted with blaring sirens.
“Shit!” My heart sank. “They’ve discovered we escaped!”
I grabbed Aurora’s hand, and we started running frantically between the piles of debris. Fear gave me extra strength, but my body was becoming clumsy with pregnancy, each step feeling like a battle against my own limitations. We had no idea where we were going, just
knew we couldn’t be caught.
I had no time to think, just followed her direction. However, just as we were about to
reach it, a tall figure blocked our path.
I stopped abruptly, nearly falling. When I looked up and saw that familiar face, a wave of cold fear swept through me.
“Yeah, I did think it would be easy,” I answered, trying to sound calm while my mind raced
“That mouth of yours is too fucking cocky. Maybe I should make the decision for your ex-
He had come close enough. I took a deep breath, summoned all my strength, and
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