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.

his soiled coat for a fresh one. He approached the window, surveying the surroundings outside, biding his time for the opportune moment to escape and return Millie to

by the sound of the lock turning. Who could

any airflow, and she instinctively retreated to a

her face pale and

him as he knew she

Angela’s Library

Bruce, Millie’s fear somewhat abated. She quickly

the depths of the forest, this location was virtually impossible to discover. Millie understood that escape would be her

that moment, Bruce seemed too composed, and she’d thought she could elude capture, only to be brought to

here. Come with

forest, stumbling and falling more than once, Bruce

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