Despite having her hands freed, her injured forearm hampered her movements significantly.

Tessa stood up and laughed maniacally. Her face was contorted and ugly.

"You bitch! I planned to torture you slowly before I claimed your life. But since you're so eager to fight with me, I'll let you meet your demise now!"

With that, Tessa swung the knife and charged.

Raegan avoided a direct confrontation and merely dodged Tessa's attacks.

Now that Raegan was no longer under Tessa's control, Tessa couldn't use her as leverage against Mitchel. Raegan hoped that once Mitchel arrived, they could overpower Tessa together.

However, Raegan had underestimated the extent of Tessa's insanity.

Tessa pulled out a handful of white pills from her pocket and swallowed them in one go.

These were pills that the fisherman used as stimulants. They were made from a unique fish oil formula. After consuming two, that fisherman would become exceptionally strong and overpower Tessa.

Sometime later, Tessa ground several pills into powder and mixed them into the fisherman's water, which led to the latter's demise.

Taking a few pills was not dangerous. In fact, she would become remarkably strong.

With renewed strength, Tessa lunged at Raegan and cursed, "Go to hell, you bitch!"

Before Raegan knew it, Raegan was pinned to the ground by Tessa.

The knife's sharp edge hovered dangerously close to Raegan's eyes.

Raegan gripped Tessa's hand tightly and tried, with all her might, to stop Tessa from stabbing her.

However, Tessa's pill-induced strength was overwhelming, and Raegan felt her own stamina dwindling.

In a desperate move, Raegan kneed Tessa in the lower abdomen. The two wrestled and rolled toward the edge of a poorly repaired platform.

The knife in Tessa's hand shifted and was now pressing even closer against Raegan's neck.

The distance between life and death was less than an inch.

Slowly, Raegan's grasp weakened as exhaustion took over. She could only watch in despair as the knife's tip edged closer to her skin.