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.

she kept her eyes on the elevator’s floor numbers.

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

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

chimed with a soft ding. The sound of heavy, purposeful boots

paused, listening. His face paled, and sweat beaded

they might have been found and riddled

Allison, who was standing next to him. She was hugging the wall, her body tense

we need to leave

urging her to pick up the pace of their escape. But the instant he spoke, her eyes

“We’ve been discovered.”

hiding, she had tuned into the faintest noises outside.

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