Chapter 22

Charlotte looked through the smoked glass of the pilot’s seat window, trying not to look next to him in the driver’s seat; the tension in the vehicle was such that it could almost be broken with a cardboard knife. Meanwhile, her heart was galloping in her chest as if it would burst out of her ribcage at any moment if she was without seeing him and only being aware of his presence next to her; she didn’t even want to imagine when she finally looked him in the eye.

She closed her eyes tightly in an attempt to calm her body’s reaction, pretending that nothing was happening but without a doubt, she had felt something while in his arms, and with horror a thought crossed her mind at that moment, was she falling in love?

Until now, she had not believed that Stockholm syndrome was true, but she could well be experiencing it in her flesh; there were only a few details: firstly, Erian did not keep her prisoner; she was sure that