âDoes that hurt?â
Vicky nodded. âA little.â
âOh. I guess youâll be hurting for a while, then.â
ââ¦â Vicky realized that she was foolish for expecting him to offer a few words of consolation.
However, the atmosphere was no longer as awkward after what he said.
Tyler tended to her wounds carefully and seriously without a trace of lust in his eyes, so Vicky slowly
began to react.
Sometime later, Tyler said, âItâs done.â
He grabbed her jacket and placed it on her. âDonât shower for the time being until the bruises go down.â
She lowered her gaze. âOkay.â
âWhich hotel did you live in? Iâll go and retrieve your belongings.â
She looked at Tyler and asked, âHow did you find me? I donât recall telling you where I went.â
âI hired a hacker to locate your phone and found where you were when you called me.â
âYou know a hacker?â
âThereâs nothing much you canât do with money,â Tyler said calmly.
Vicky felt like she had asked a foolish question but could not suppress her curiosity. âHow did you find
the warehouse, then?â
âThe surveillance footage showed the direction of where you were last seen, and itâs a remote area with
little to no place for hiding. That warehouse is the only possible place where I can find you in the area.â
Vicky felt guilty for the trouble she caused. âIâm sorry for causing you trouble again.â
He shot her a side-long glance without any comment to her apology. âIâll go get your belongings.â
âMaybe we should just leave them,â she said hesitantly. âThose two were severely injured, so will they
come after you for revenge? Maybe theyâll have their friends waiting at the motel for you.â
âThey wonât,â Tyler said casually. âTheyâre unconscious right now, and itâs unknown if they even have
any medical attention. Theyâre in no shape to retaliate.â
Vicky did not know what to say as Tylerâs method of stalling seemed to be severe mutilation; it was
violent but effective.
â¦
The night was quiet, and Vicky had a nightmare that night.
In her dream, she was locked in a cage while Jonathan was whipping her.
She dodged and soon noticed that the cage was not locked, so she darted out frantically. Just as she
was about to get away, however, the two men who attacked her appeared before her, while Jonathan
caught up to her with a devilish sneer on his face.
The two men in front of her lunged at her ferociously and she jolted awake, screaming.
âAah!â
The darkness around her made it challenging to distinguish dream from reality, and she held herself
while shivering.
It was so quiet that she could hear her heartbeat, and she felt as though she was about to be
swallowed by the darkness.
Just as she was on the brink of a mental breakdown, the lights in the room were turned on.