Chapter 140. Unexpected Turnaround

Manuela

Even before I could open my eyes, I could distinguish the distant sounds of medical devices filling the air around me. Despite knowing that opening my eyes would be the sensible thing to do, I didn't want to. I didn't feel ready to face what lay ahead of me.

I didn't even try to question where I was, as my mind was soon invaded by horrible memories and terrifying images that instantly haunted me.

I found myself back in the dark room, where the external light only entered when Marcão and his men entered the house was invaded by men dressed completely in black, masked, and armed to the teeth.

Panic coursed through my veins as I relived that moment of terror. Marcão, his face distorted by a mixture of anger and desperation, holding me tightly by the neck, a gun pointed at my head. How he managed to act so quickly, I don't know. But the feeling of pure despair that overtook me at that moment was something I couldn't forget.

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