Chapter 19 - Betrayed, Yet Bound To The Billionaire by Grace Madeline

Chapter 20 આજની ૧૧ પુનીશ tuva Preva exclaimed , bey voice bubbling with excitement as she practically skipped to catch up .

Her face lit up with a and her eves sparkled with admiration vid thought she was pretty cool , but this Standing up to Sophia Bennett and her mean girl posse ? That took was like karma in action .

After all , she and Sophia had been mortal enemies forever , and csuddenly stopped , spinunng around to fix Freya with a sharp look .

Her piensang gaze was so intense in doing something dumb sunitense like it weighed a ton , dropped it with an audible thud and doubled over , panting .

Her pale face was flushed everything a fine .

Se emouth than she noticed Stellan and Selah exchanging weird looks , their faces stiff like they were trying not to maightened .

Shaking in hispered .

oking at me like that ? she demanded her voice tinged with irritation .

Do I have something on my face or what ? She shed around in her bac for a minor .

strange , tingang sensation crawled up her legs .

She froze , her blood turning to ice .

staring at her legs with a deadpan expression slowly , Freya looked down and nearly passed out .

Wrapped nike , is body coding upward like it owned the place .

voice trembling .

The snake raised its head as if it had heard her and flicked its tongue in a slow , taunting motion .

Oh my God Awake ! Theres a fucking snake on me she screamed , her voice shooting up several octaves .

mitime group into motion .

into motion .

The other contestants came running , their curiosity quickly turning to horror .

Meanwhile , the ist , zoomed in for a close up her use her tire body trembling like a leaf in the wind , Sweat poured down her forehead as if shed just run a marathon .

The fear hossed and raised its head higher before lunging straight for her face .

grabbing a stick from the ground and sprinting toward her like a man on a mission .

Selah was right behind him .

acide Preva out of the way if it came in that .

nove .

Her legs felt glued to the ground , and her brain screamed at her to ran , but nothing happened .

She could only watch in ike darted toward her tongue ticking inches from her nose .

cut through the air .

The snakes body jerked violently , and it fell to the ground , writhing .

Freya gasped as the creature was and pinned to a tree by a gleaming knife , its blood splattering against the bark standing beside her , her tone calm but her eyes scanning Freya for injuries .

Força bönked up at too stunned to respond .

Slowly , she touched her cheek where the snakes tail had slapped her .

Her fingers trembled as her chuched from Odalys to the snake , still wriggling but securely pinned she stammered , her voice cracking Tears welled in her eyes as the memory of the snake coiling around her leg sent fresh waves of go ber .

Her karna wobbled and she felt like the might collapse any second .

I imamous .

Odalys said casually , as if she hadnt just saved Freyas life in the most cinematic way possible .

She strode over to the tree .

a swift motion , chopped the snake into pieces .

Kicking the remains aside , she turned back to Freya 12 Soph ver Firya the ude , her face twisted in harely contained rage .

Shed been relishing Fi milated orwone .

But Odalys had to step in and ruin everything .

Freyas freakout , convinced this was finally clenched her fans so hard her nails dug into her palms .

Shed despised Freya ever since she snagged the lead role Sophia had been out of the picture , everything wouldve fallen perfectly into place .

gunning row had destroyed her plans .

Sophias jaw tightened as she shot Odalys a glare sharp enough to cut glass .

Why the hell did Why did she have to play hero ? And why , why , did she have to save Freya ? she thought bitterly .

2.46 PM Chapter 20 It was like the was hell bent on making Sophias life miserable Thanks Freyas voice came out shaky as she clutched Odalyss arm like a lifeline .

Her grip was tight , her fear obvious , but she managed to muster those words even as her knees threatened to buckle .

Odalys glanced at her and smirked , her sharp gaze softening just enough to make room for amusement .

She reached out and gently wiped the lingering tears from Freyas cheek .

Whats this Afraid of snakes ? * Her tone was teasing laced with a calm that only made Freya feel smaller.

If youre that scared , youve got to toughen up .

Ill show you a real snake later you might as well leam to deal with ic What ? Freyas head snapped up , her wide , tear streaked eyes locking onto Odalys .

Are you kidding me ? Her voice cracked somewhere between disbelief and outright panic .

Odalys chuckled under her breath , giving Freyas nose a playful flick Relax , crybaby , Lets keep moving She clapped her on the shoulder and turned away , striding ahead like nothing had happened Behind them , Stellan and Selah were frozen , their arms still raised with makeshift weapons they hadnt gotten a chance to use .

sheepish looks before finally lowering their hands .

Damn , Stellan muttered , his tone half admiring , half defeated .

Shes on another level .

Lets go .

Without waiting for a reply , he stepped forward , sening a brisk pace .

They exchanged Freya , still visibly shaken , barely noticed Stellan reach down and grab her suitcase along with his own .

Selah hesitated , then stepped closer , her voice low and careful .

Freya , you okay ? Need a hand Freya nodded quickly , her voice failing her .

Yeah , thanks , she whispered , leaning into Selahs steady arm The group fell into a rhythm , with Odalys leading the charge .

Stellan trailed behind her , carrying both suitcases with ease , while Selah kept a protective grip on Freya .

No one wanted to linger in the eerie silence of the forest .

The sooner they were out , the better.

Pick up the pace ! Finnian called from behind , his voice tinged with impatience .

He was juggling Sophias huggage , his earlier cockiness long gone ..

The forest was unnerving .

Every sound leaves rustling , twigs snapping set his nerves on edge .

The deeper they went , the more it felt like the place was alive , watching them .

His confidence wavered with every step .

He glanced at Odalys ahead , her calm , measured strides cutting through the chaos .

She didnt look fazed in the slightest , and for a moment , he felt flicker of respect .

Shed grown up in the mountains that much hed heard .

Unlike the rest of them , she actually belonged here .

Ah ! A sharp cry from behind snapped him out of his thoughts , He turned to find Sophia wincing , one hand gripping her ankle .

Whats wrong now ? he asked , his frustration barely masked by concern .

Just a rock ; Sophia said quickly , brushing herself off .

I stepped on one wrong .

Lets go .

Well lose sight of them if we dont hurry .

She bit her lip .

pushing through the pain with an air of forced resilience .

Atlas , sull pale from the snake incident , silently quickened his pace .

The image of the snake lunging at Freya had shaken him more than he cared to admi Lucian brought up the rear , his sharp eyes darting around as if he expected something to jump out at any second , The production crew followed a short distance behind , their earlier carelessness replaced by cautious steps .

The cameras never wavered , capturing every tense moment Theyd split into two teams to keep both groups in frame , ensuring the live stream stayed as dramatic as possible .

The live chat was blowing up , a chaotic storm of opinions flying in every direction .

[ Are you kidding me ? Whats wrong with this production team ? They didnt even clear the trail ! They knew there were snakes out here and didnt bother to warn anyone .

Poor Freya mustve been scared shitless .

] ( Honestly , with all that screaming , who even knows if it was real ? What if the snake was just a prop they planted for drama ? [ Fake ? Nah , no way .

I just rewatched that part a bunch of times .

That snake was 100 % real .

Plus , its a live stream how the hell would they fake something like that ! ] [ to did anyone else notice how calm Odalys was ? Like , girl didnt something 1 flinch .

She looked like shes been out the wild her whole life or Sophia is over here acting like the worlds ending .

Shes so damn dramatic its embarrassing .

Someone get her off my screen .

2/3 Chapter in Odalys came in an slept stop , her eyes scaunting te vergrown nail alad the shed lige lyde this There , she sand , posting Thats a case .

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