Chapter 332

Madison

I was drowning.

Katherine stood above me, her crimson dress billowing like a cloud of blood in the murky water. She pressed down on my shoulders, her manicured nails digging into my skin as I thrashed beneath the surface. Her face remained serene, almost bored, as she watched me struggle.

“You’re nothing to him,” she said, her voice somehow crystal clear underwater. “Just a placeholder. A warm body until I returned.”

I tried to scream, but water rushed into my lungs. Alexander appeared behind Katherine, placing his hands on her shoulders. He looked down at me with cold indifference.

“It was always Katherine,” he said. “You knew that.”

The water turned redder and thicker, filling my nose and throat as I fought against Katherine’s grip. She smiled, pressing harder...

A distant ringing sound cut through the nightmare. I gasped, flailing against my tangled sheets, heart pounding as I surfaced from sleep.

The ringing continue