Chapter 78

78. Gunshot << . Sophia . >> “Please open the ropes, Caleb. It’s digging into my skin.” Caleb squints his eyes at me, trying to evaluate if I’m bluffing. I close my eyes and take a deep breath to calm my senses. He has been wrapping up in preparations to leave this place before Miles calls us again. “If you want me to come with you, it should be a fair game. If you are gonna constantly hurt me.. I don’t see a point. You have to take notice if I say it’s hurting me too much. Please…” Tears simmer in my eyes as I try to process. I am agreeing to this… One part is hoping Miles would bring some help and miraculously save me. Another part is afraid he would be clueless and get hurt. I don’t want that. “I will loosen it,” he says as he squats and starts opening the ties. Blood flows through my wrists again, making me wince. My heart skips a beat when he unties my hands. “You have been a good girl. So I can do this too.” “Thanks…” I murmur. And to my surprise, he opens all the ties. “You can