“It’s important to remember to breathe,” Brad Devereux coached Victoria as he prepared to put her under. “Focus on what you know is real. Try not to allow your emotions to cloud your logic. The way this works, I will try and show you things to make you doubt yourself; make you suffer and trick you into doing what I want you to do.”
“Which is what exactly?” she asked, clenching her fists at
her side.
“Well,” Brad smirked as he moved in front of Victoria,
“That’s for me to know and you to find out. Are you ready?” She took a deep
breath and Brad could see the fear and hesitation in her eyes. “We don’t have
to go through with this.”
“No, we do. I’m ok,” she said with a heavy exhale. “Let’s do
this.”
