Chapter 0213

“Maybe we should turn back,” Nicholas said.

“Too late now,” Julian said. “We’ve got to be sure.”

“I see light up there, Julian,” Nicholas said. “Dim the flashlight.”

Julian turned to the flashlight to the dimmest setting, and aimed it down at the ground. We had to move

slower than before, so as not to trip. She walked lightly to keep our footsteps from generating noise.

At the end of the tunnel, the walls abruptly stretched open into a room.

A room full of cages. A single tungsten bulb hung down from the ceiling, the only light in the room full of

shadows.

“What the —?” I began to say. Nicholas abruptly covered my mouth. He yanked me back into the

darkness of the tunnel. Julian followed at once, clicking off the flashlight.

A door on the far side of the room cracked open, and in walked Terry beside a man I had never seen

before a man dressed entirely in black with sallow cheeks and dark eyes.

can see this room should offer the organization needs for their

area for my own personal enjoyment in the past. These cages are

breaking a person’s

the associate said. With silent

closer to him, until my back was flat against his chest. He still held his hand

now I held my breath as

however, so loudly I worried the strange, dangerous man could hear it.

closer. “Though one that has been bearing fruit. Soon, I will have

He peered into the darkness. I swear he looked right at me, but he looked away just as quickly. “What we need are

“You would do well

hold sway in

still prove

“Ridiculous,” Terry snapped.

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was a knife in his hand.

will learn your place one way or another.”

chest. “You dare threaten me

not a threat.” The man tilted his knife, catching it under the orange light. “It’s a reminder. You have

all. This

because we allow

a

black returned his knife

anything, then Terry cleared his

continue on with the tour?” Terry asked..

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