CHAPTER 218 FIEND

Claire woke up later that night in an empty white room, and she didn’t remember sleeping voluntarily. The doctor had done it, clearly on Hudson’s orders. More and more, it was evident that she was a prisoner here and had little to no control of her own life. She tried to clear her mind, but the haze from whatever the doctor had given her made it difficult to focus. Claire’s thoughts drifted back to Hudson, to the way he had made her beg for her freedom and remained unyielding. The thought made her grimace at how she was back to square one. She turned her head and stared at the door that wouldn’t be opening anytime soon. There had to be a way to get out. There was a silent thought: if Hudson could do this while she was pregnant, he could do worse after her baby arrived. Her other free hand reached to rub her belly; the doctor said her baby was fine, but she couldn’t feel it. The thought of her child growing inside her was the only thing keeping her grounded; only she could tru