Recalling the suffering she went through last time, a chill raced down Raeganâs spine.
Standing before Raegan, Tessa seemed even more unhinged and twisted, wearing the scars of countless terrors.
âYou seem to have a good sleep!â Tessaâs voice, rough and harsh, cut through the air.
Raegan summoned her courage and confronted Tessa.
âTessa, this is the second time youâve kidnapped me.
Is this your way of seeking life behind the bar by committing crime upon crime?â
âCrime? How hilarious! You really have no idea what a true crime is!â
With slow and deliberate movements, Tessa removed her hat and mask, revealing a visage that horrified Raegan.
Tessaâs face bore clear evidence of her suffering.
It was a grotesque patchwork of cuts and festering wounds.
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It was sickening and nauseating.
It was really unbearable.
Closing in, Tessa asked Raegan tauntingly, âHave you seen it clearly?
I canât go back to the days when I was a decent lady from a wealthy family.
What else do I have left to fear in this world?â
Raeganâs eyes widened, and she was left speechless.
She couldnât quite comprehend what Tessa had gone through.
Tessaâs disfigured countenance was a terrible sight to see.
It was capable of reducing children to tears and inflicting nightmares upon adults.
âDo you know why I look like this?â
Raegan managed to free her hands behind her back from the rope and asked, âWhy?â
âItâs all thanks to Mitchel! He launched an intense and unrelenting chase after me.
While the police had been tracking me down, he lent a helping hand on it, blocking all possible escape routes.
Desperate and penniless, I sought refuge with an elderly fisherman on a remote coastal islandâ¦â
Memories filled Tessaâs mind in an instant.
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The fisherman first treated her well, giving her food and clean clothes.
But hope soon turned to despair when she discovered the dark truth.
The fisherman held numerous women captive and subjected them to unimaginable torment.
His sadistic acts had left scars on their bodies.
He had also salted their wounds to avoid putrefaction.
When he took Tessa in, the last captive was barely breathing, legs and body covered in bloody cuts.
The fisherman had calmly put salt on the womanâs wound and said, âBy doing this, it wonât stink.
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Tessa was trapped in that living nightmare and did not dare to resist.