The Ultimate Betrayal If you want him back, you know what to do.
Rafaels voice crackles coldly through the phone, sending a chill straight to Elenas bones.
Every word is sharp, deliberate, and laced with menace.
Elenas fingers tighten around the phone, her knuckles white.
Her breath catches in her chest as panic floods her veins.
She wants to scream, to shout at him, to tell him shell never give in.
But the cold, hard truth settles inshe has no choice.
Rafael has Alexander.
Her heart races, her thoughts spinning.
The pain in her chest is unbearable, a heavy weight pressing down on her, suffocating her.
She can barely think straight, her mind locked on the image of Alexander in her head.
She doesnt know where he is, doesnt know what hes going through, but she cant let him die.
Not like this.
Not after everything theyve fought for.
She closes her eyes, taking a shaky breath.
What do you want me to do? Her voice trembles despite her best efforts to keep it steady.
Rafaels laugh is low, almost mocking.
Its simple, Elena.
Come back to me.
Let go of your little fantasy of escape.
You return to me, and Alexander lives.
If you dontwell, you know what happens.
His words hang in the air like a threat, and Elena can feel her heart beat faster with every syllable.
Youre a monster, she whispers, barely audible, more to herself than to him.
Maybe, he says, his tone unfazed.
But youve always known what I am, Elena.
Dont act surprised now.
She clenches her teeth, trying to push back the tears that threaten to spill.
She cant cry now.
She cant fall apart.
But its so hard.
Her chest aches with the weight of the choice in front of her.
Youre lying, she finally says, her voice a little stronger.
You wont kill him.
You need him.
Hes useful to you.
Rafaels voice darkens, cold and threatening.
If you really think that, Elena, you dont know me at all.
The silence between them stretches out, thick and suffocating.
Elenas mind races, her heart pounding in her ears.
She needs a way out.
She needs a miracle.
But theres nothing.
Just the phone call, the empty space between them, and the realization that shes losing control of everything.
She rubs her forehead, trying to think.
Trying to make sense of the mess shes in.
She wants to fight.

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She wants to keep running, to tear herself away from Rafael, from the life hes forced on her.
But Alexander… If she walks away now, if she doesnt go back to Rafael, hell die.
She cant let that happen.
Please, she says quietly, her voice barely a whisper.
Please, just let him go.
Ill do anything you want.
Just dont hurt him.
Rafaels laugh is cold and emotionless.
Thats the point, Elena.
Youll do anything I want.
Ive made sure of that.
Youll come back.
Youll beg for forgiveness.
Youll be mine again.
And in the end, Alexander will walk away with his life.
The words cut into her like knives, each one twisting deeper than the last.
She knows shes beaten.
She knows she has no other option.
But it feels like a betrayal.
Betraying everything shes fought for.
Betraying Alexander.
She closes her eyes again, squeezing them shut as if the act could block out everything.
Her heart aches with the weight of it all.
This is her life now.
A life filled with decisions like this.
One wrong move and everything could fall apart.
One moment of weakness, and everything shes tried to protect could be taken from her.
Rafaels voice is smoother now, almost coaxing.
Youve always been mine, Elena.
Youve known that deep down.
Dont fight it.
Just come back to me, and everything will go back to the way it was.
You wont have to worry about Alexander anymore.
Youll be safe.
She wants to scream.
She wants to tell him to go to hell.
But the words stick in her throat.
Because, deep down, she knows hes right.
Shes made her choices.
Shes already in too deep.
Dont hurt him, she says again, her voice pleading.
Ill come back.
Ill do whatever you want, just please… dont hurt him.
For a long moment, theres only silence on the other end of the line.
Elenas breath hitches, her heart pounding in her chest, and she waits, every second stretching into an eternity.
Finally, Rafael speaks again, his voice low and satisfied.
Good.
I knew youd come around.
Ill be waiting for you, Elena.
Come back to me.
And rememberyou chose this.
Elenas hand shakes as she presses the phone to her ear, her mind reeling.
She doesnt know what to do.
She doesnt know how to feel.
But one thing is clearif shes going to save Alexander, she has to give Rafael what he wants.
Shes trapped.
In every way that matters, shes trapped.
The phone call ends, the line going dead, leaving her in the deafening silence of her own thoughts.
Her chest rises and falls with uneven breaths, and she stands there, feeling the weight of it all crushing down on her.
She knows she has no choice but to go back.
She knows that if she doesnt, Alexander will die.
But that doesnt make the decision any easier.
For a long moment, she stands there, staring at nothing, her mind empty except for the sick feeling of betrayal in her stomach.
She doesnt know how shell live with this.
But she knows one thingshell do anything to keep Alexander alive.
Taking a deep breath, she finally whispers to herself, Ill come back.
Just dont hurt him.
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