Imprisoned While Pregnant, She's Back for Payback novel Chapter 450

Chapter 450 Max Drugs Tess

Wait, wasn’t that a low–alcohol drink?

She’s handled hard liquor before–how could two sips of fruity wine get her drunk?

Tess shook her head, trying to clear the fog, but it didn’t help.

She fumbled for her phone to call Lyra and have her pick her up.

Before she could dial, a hand closed around the phone.

“What’s wrong? You look like you’re feeling unwell.”

Max’s voice was low, with a dangerous, flattering edge.

Tess forced her eyes open and tried to focus, but the world wouldn’t come into focus.

“Max?”

It took her a long moment to place him.

“You look drunk. I’ll take you to rest,” he said, gentle and obliging.

He wrapped an arm around her waist and began guiding her somewhere.

Tess went limp against him, only half supporting herself on his strength.

She walked in a haze, clueless about where she was being led.

“Tess, you really can’t hold your liquor.”

His tone had turned sticky, like a snake coiling and dripping venom.

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Tess felt her head spinning, her legs barely holding her up, and the world was swirling in front of her eyes.

She blinked, trying to straighten up, but couldn’t steady herself. Without Max, she’d probably collapse.

Watching her fade, Max’s expression darkened with intent.

He pressed close and, voice hoarse and coaxing, murmured, “Tess, I’ll get you to rest. You’re very unwell right now.”

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Those words sounded like a lullaby in her ear; after he said them, she felt hotter, a flush rising from her neck into her face, and her world grew even more blurry.

“Mm…

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Her voice drooped. Max’s eyes lit

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He moved her straight to the nearest hotel, taking a back route with few witnesses. At the front desk, they barely glanced at him and processed the check–in quickly.

But not far away, in a corner they hadn’t even noticed, Raven stared at Max through clenched teeth. “I knew he was up to no good. No wonder he was so eager to hand over Ken.”

“Ambush,” Lyra said, voice cold.

“What do we do now? Tess just went up with him.”

Raven frowned hard. They had anticipated something like this and planned for it—but the idea of Tess alone in a hotel room with Max still made them uneasy.

“I had a tracker and camera–watch installed on her–Steven delivered it this afternoon.”

“Steven?”

Raven hadn’t heard the name before.

“Steven–an old friend of Tess’s, good in tech,” Lyra explained, then patted Raven’s shoulder.

“Check the laptop. See if the feed is updating in real time.”

Raven opened the thin laptop he’d brought; the prepared web page showed a live stream.

Because Tess’s steps were unsteady, the footage shook more than normal.

They crouched in a shadowed corner, one keeping an eye on the hotel, the other recording the feed.

“Tess, do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?”

The camera shifted just in time to catch Max’s greedy face. His gaze on Tess was intense, devout, possessive–the look of a man who thinks he’s finally getting what he’s wanted.

From the moment he’d first seen the delicate girl by the flowered railing, his heart had raced.

Max stared at Tess and didn’t even notice the tiny red recording dot blinking next to the

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delicate watch on her wrist.

Tess was clearly out of it–drunk, or drugged–her eyes glassy, her head unfocused.

Outside, Lyra and Raven swore at Max’s callousness and the way he’d set this up.

“Max? I’m not well. I need to rest–let go.”

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Tess tried to push him away; sleepiness clung to her like wet clothes and dragged her down.

But Max’s hand slid up, gently cupping her cheek.

“Tess, it’s just the medicine kicking in. Wait a bit—you’ll feel better.”

Greed leaked through his words.

Tess had already lost her bearings; she couldn’t make sense of him. She blinked and asked, blankly, “What are you saying? Medicine? Did I take something?”