CHAPTER 17

I was a mess after waking up, my head couldn't stop replaying the torture. They were sick. All of them. They tried to kill me, lied against me, and tortured me as punishment. I couldn't face it anymore. I had to leave this place. I could still hear voices outside so I remained at my spot. My senses were on alert. My body knew how important it was not to fall asleep.

The voices outside finally died down and I stood up from the hard floor. I walked quietly down the hallway and climbed out of the basement. The creaky stairs were extra loud today. No guard was in sight when I reached the top but when I passed by the kitchen, I could still hear voices.

I didn’t expect anyone to still be in the kitchen by this time. I heard sounds coming towards me and I hid behind a wall. At the same time, the kitchen door opened and I heard footsteps. It was Nerida coming out with another lady. They seemed to be arguing about something and paid no attention to their surroundings because if they had look