Chapter 93

Elara held her breath, took off her shoes, and started sneaking quietly down the secret passage without making a single sound. There was a wet feeling beneath her feet. She could be certain that the cart had been pushed through here. She took out her bendable wrist-wrap phone and lowered the brightness to the minimum setting, making sure she was ready to make an emergency call at any time. After walking for an indeterminate amount of time, a glimmer of light appeared from within the darkness. The faint sound of conversation carried over from the end of the tunnel. "Please, let me see him once more! I'm begging you! I just want to see him! What do I have to do for you to agree to it?" It was Sheila's voice. Her creepy words were accompanied by a dull thump that sounded like the distressing sound of a heavy object hitting flesh. Elara heard an extremely faint groan. The sound made her heart squeeze painfully. What was going on? Through a narrow crack in the door, she spied a ro