Alert, she tightened her grip on the gun as she faintly heard a woman’s cries echoing ahead.

Faint cries of a woman reached her ears as she ventured forward cautiously.

Suddenly, the two waiters ahead came to a halt.

Hannah quickly ducked behind a pillar, eavesdropping on their conversation.

“It seems Lorenzo has sent quite a shipment again.

Didn’t he claim it was difficult to procure?”

“These goods are from elsewhere.

It’s always dicey pulling this off here.

Their voices lowered as they continued to discuss the cargo, and Hannah strained to catch every word.

“The big boss must have caught wind of something.

Madam is treading carefully.

There haven’t been many newcomers this year.

Let’s stop wasting time.

Move! Further in!”

Hannah followed them deeper into the second-floor basement, catching sight of the “goods” they spoke of.

Iron cages lined the dark corridor, containing women with bound hands and blindfolds.

Many were weeping silently; their sobs muted by fear.

As she trailed them, the stench of blood grew stronger, causing Hannah to slow her pace.

She heard the sickening sound of a whip cracking, instinct urging her to pause.

Concealed behind a pillar, she listened intently.

The whipping ceased as the two waiters entered another room, their voices resuming.

you see a

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must have

conversed, Hannah’s gaze wandered upward to

she felt the rough texture of the pillar beneath her fingertips and

began to

through the window and was met with a sight that froze

whipped turned out

waist up,

stood Amelie, her expression devoid of

“Charlie, you’ve disappointed me.

hung his

trickled down his

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on the gun as she faintly heard a woman’s

woman reached her ears as she ventured forward

waiters ahead

quickly ducked behind a

sent quite a

claim it was difficult to

goods are from

dicey pulling

lowered as they continued to discuss the cargo, and Hannah strained to catch

boss must have caught wind

Madam is treading carefully.

haven’t been many newcomers

Let’s stop wasting time.

Move! Further in!”

the second-floor basement, catching sight

corridor, containing women with

silently; their sobs muted by

trailed them, the stench of blood grew stronger, causing Hannah to slow her

a whip cracking, instinct urging her to

behind a pillar,

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two waiters entered another room, their

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