[Music recommendation: Eternal Eclipse - Dawn of Faith]
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Alarm bells blared in her head the moment she connected that missing piece of the puzzle, and her expression instantly turned guarded.
Her light grey eyes remained fixed on the man, who continued to smile with a disturbing calmness, as though she were not bound by chains and sitting on the damp floor of some dingy, cramped room.
Forcing her features to give nothing away, acting as though none of this terrified her in the slightest, she replied softly, "Jacob, I thought you had come with a rescue team."
Jacob took a slow step closer to her.
The movement instantly made her want to recoil, but she forced herself to remain still, watching him like a hawk.
He stopped three steps away, his hands tucked into his pockets as he looked down at her.
"I thought..." he began softly, "my presence would make you happy."
Then, almost immediately, a hint of hurt flashed through his eyes as he asked, "Do you... not want me here?"
