Chapter 806:

“There’s been commotion outside; someone’s hurt. Is Mr. Shaw all right?”

“Don’t worry, he’s fine,” Jareth assured her tersely. His eyes darted toward the hallway, his demeanor tense and hyper-alert. “Things are chaotic out there. I’ll take you through the secret path.”

He cast another wary glance at the door, his posture rigid, ready for anything.

Allison nodded, playing along. “Okay.”

Trailing behind him, they reached the elevator entrance.

“Mr. Williamson, I think I saw the elevator going up earlier. Could someone be coming this way?” Allison asked, pretending to be puzzled.

elevator’s floor numbers. It was mere seconds away from

right. We can’t take this way,” Jareth muttered, the weight of realization dawning on

hesitation, he pushed open the emergency stairwell door nearby. “We’ll use

The sound of heavy, purposeful

paused, listening. His face paled, and sweat beaded on

might have been found and riddled with bullets

She was hugging the wall, her body tense with

need to leave

up the pace of their escape.

“We’ve been discovered.”

hiding, she had tuned into the faintest noises outside. The moment Jareth’s voice broke the

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