77. Strangled

Shane blinked in the darkness. His eyes had just opened, and he was trying to adjust to the pitch black without any light. Where is this? he thought as he gathered light from around him.

It was apparent now that he was in an unfurnished room of the house. There was only a chair to which Lea was tied. Yes, Lea was sitting and tying the rope to the wooden chair before her!

"Oh my, Lea!" She wanted to go over to the girl but found herself similarly tied to a hard wooden chair that made her bottom and back feel numb.

"Lea!" she called again. But the girl didn't move. The darkness was still unfriendly. Shane could not see Lea's face; it was bent in sleep or unconscious, and he did not know.

Ah, yes, they both passed out, didn't they? Shane remembered the events before waking up and found himself in the dark room.

Who had ambushed them earlier? What was their business to ambush them and hold them like this? Shane shouted, causing an echo in the room that immediately woke Lea from sleep or s