Claire's POV
I couldn't get why Susan was trying to help me, but whatever, I have to leave this place and if possible, even this country!
"Because," Susan said softly, "I didn't know it would come to this. I never wanted to hurt you."
Hah! Why don't you just say that you don't want me in Evander's life!? I wanted to laugh at her words, but there wasn't time to argue or question her further. Every second felt like an eternity, and my body screamed for freedom. I slid the key into the lock on the chains, my heart pounding louder with each tick. The click of the lock releasing felt like thunder in the suffocating silence. The metal cuffs fell away from my ankles, leaving deep red marks where they had dug into my skin, but I had no time to care.
