Chapter 108

Dane   The woman was terrified she stared at me. I could tell that she was ready to talk, but something was holding her back. It was fear. I was running out of time and patience. I needed answers quickly.   “Start talking,” I ordered.   The woman nodded.   “There was a figure,” she began. “I couldn't recognize them but they had long hair like a woman. There’s no doubt that it’s a woman. She wasn’t wearing a mask, but I couldn't see her face because the hallway was dimly lit. When she saw me, she fled. I went into the room and looked into it and that was when I saw the witness and the two guards who were supposed to guard the door.”   I clenched my jaws as I stared at her. There was no doubt that she was telling the truth. But there was more to the story than she was telling us. Like how I had managed to be there at the right time. It didn’t make sense.   “And why were you there?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.   “I was sent to bring dinner for the witness, and by the time I got there,