Chapter 30. Consent Given

The hiccups shook her whole form as soon as she entered her cabin. Sliding down against the door, she broke down in tears.

She didn’t want to cry. She didn’t want to think about his vile offer. She didn’t want to think about her friend’s fragile health. She didn’t want to think about the ticking clock counting down the hours until she had to give him an answer.

But what could she do? Not thinking about it would not erase those situations. She would still be in this situation whether she tried to deny it or not.

Her mind kept flashing these bleak scenarios, crushing her heart piece by piece. She was heartbroken, disheveled, vulnerable, and utterly alone at that moment.

This could not be real; this just could not be real was all that she could think of. She just wanted to run away, far, far away from everything. Or better yet, she wished for an escape she had not thought about before. An escape that would wipe her away from this planet and take her to a place w