Chapter 291

Madeline’s head was swimming under the influence of the drug. However, she vaguely heard a voice by her ear, calling her Maddie and telling her that it was going to be alright. Madeline struggled to open her eyes just so she could see who it was, but her eyelids seemed to grow heavier by the second. Instinctively, she curled toward the man who held her tight, perhaps because he gave her a sense of security. This might have been the first time Madeline felt what it meant to be protected. All she had been subjected to these past few years were nothing less of torture. Every time she wished someone would help her, all she received was more pain. It had gotten to the point where she had given up on hoping because her heart was tired from all the disappointment. Right now, she finally understood what it felt like to have someone support her and it was very warm... Jeremy felt the person in his arms lean deeper into his embrace, her hands slowly sliding up to rest around his ne