#Chapter 225: A Deadly Promise

I awoke to a throbbing pain in my head, a persistent ache that pulsed with the remnants of whatever drug they had injected me with. My vision swam in and out of focus, the room a hazy, unfamiliar blur. Panic gripped me as I struggled to make sense of my surroundings. As awareness trickled in, I found myself lying on a plush couch in a dimly lit room. My head throbbed, the remnants of the drug's effects lingering, and my vision remained clouded, as if veiled by a dense fog. The unfamiliar surroundings heightened my sense of disorientation. Panic surged within me as I struggled to make sense of where I was. This wasn't Bruce's place, and the realization shattered the fragile hope I'd clung to moments ago. My suspicions about Bruce dissipated, replaced by a chilling certainty that I was ensnared in someone’s trap entirely. The sound of heels clicking on tiled floors snapped me out of my spiraling thoughts. Stella emerged from the shadows, her posture relaxed and a smug smirk gracing h