Chapter 6

Tanya gestured toward Hook-Up Club, which had red lights flashing everywhere. She then linked arms with me and said, "That must be some popular restaurant. Let's go check that place out, Miranda!" The moment Tanya and I crossed the threshold, we were instantly surrounded by a bunch of burly men. I managed to break through the blockade and flee the place, but Tanya tripped and fell to the floor right behind me. I looked back, and the large screen showed Tanya sprawled across the filthy threshold, her hand reaching toward me. "Please don't leave me, Miranda." I didn't even stop to think as I turned around and ran back into that terrible place. In the midst of the continuous broadcast of my memory, the entire Sutton family was rendered speechless, while Timothy's eyes widened in horror as his knees buckled, causing him to collapse to the floor. Those in the massive stadium, which housed more than ten thousand people, fell into absolute silence, then erupted with overwhelming murmurs