Chapter Eighty-Five: Heat

Chapter Eighty-Five

Laila POV

When i opened my eyes after lighting up the last channel and stepped out of the room no one was there, no Atlas, or Ares and not even Miera. The place was darker and the candles were lit throughout the hallway. I closed the door behind me and made my way to the room, but a soft hissing caught my attention, it was sharp and precise that i had started following the sound that when i reached the end of the hallway i realized how far off it was. My hearing was definitely sharper than before, the hissing got consistent behind the large oak doors which had golden handles, like a magnet drawn to metals, i reached for it when a voice said from behind me.

“I wouldn’t do that if i were you.” it was Kai and he had his hands crossed over his chest and his lips in a thin line. “What are you doing back here?” he asked.

“Uh- I hea- i thought i heard a weird sound coming from this place.” I answered but when i turned back to the door the sound had seized and all that i c