Marcus’ voice crackled through the phone, thick with concern.

Bruce pressed his tongue to the roof of his mouth, closing his eyes momentarily to suppress the pain.

“She’s with me, and she’s safe. Don’t worry.”

“Where is she? I must see her at once.”

Marcus had no patience for Bruce’s evasions; he felt something amiss about Millie’s sudden unreachability.

“I’LL send you an address,” Bruce assured him.

“If anything should befall her, you understand what awaits you,”

Marcus warned.

trading his soiled coat for a fresh one. He approached the window, surveying the surroundings outside, biding his time

was startled by the sound of

of any airflow, and she instinctively retreated to a corner, fear

Millie cowering, her face pale and arms wrapped

guilt struck him as

Angela’s Library

quickly approached him, declaring, “I want to

of the forest, this location was virtually impossible to discover. Millie

weighed heavily on her. At that moment, Bruce seemed too composed, and she’d thought she

here. Come with me,”

forest, stumbling and falling more than once, Bruce finally guided Millie to the main

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