Chapter 33: The cabin

CHIARA P.O.V

Wolfgang continues until we exit the park, and he stops to let me get into the passenger seat of a huge black Jeep. As he fastens my seatbelt without looking at me, I refrain from breathing or doing anything to upset him, feeling as if I've done something wrong and my father is one word away from unleashing his annoyance and punishing me for a year. I finally sigh and look straight ahead as Wolfgang closes my door and walks around to sit in the driver's seat, starting to drive.

He doesn't say anything to me the entire way. I can't speak, and my hands tremble now as I recall everything that happened; they were about to kidnap me for the third time in my life. The adrenaline has worn off, leaving only worry, fear, and guilt. I glance at Wolfgang sideways as he drives. For some reason, what I feel toward Wolfgang right now isn't fear, even when he fastened the seatbelt carefully, he won't hurt me, he promised. But I'm still afraid he's upset with me because this time I know