Chapter 30

Anna

Cool shadows wash over my sweaty skin, disguising me as I moved through the corners of the abandoned warehouse courtyard.

The night sky was beautiful, stars danced and twinkled. I could have loved to enjoy something like this, happily lie under the stars and let the night air cleanse my tired body and overworked muscles. But unfortunately that was not it. I needed to escape. I do not know how much time I had left before Hades would notice that I was taking too long in the bathroom or when an alarm would sound.

I scanned my surroundings of any sign of Alex or his guards. There was none.

I sighed in relief before moving through the darkness again. Frogs sing in the distance as my feet crunch the sand.

I had no idea where I was or where I was going, so I just followed the lamplights that illuminated the pathway ahead. The ominous shadows seemed to play tricks on my senses, making every rustle of leaves or distant creak an unsettling echo.

As I cautiously advanced, the distant h