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.

a woman come down

“No, we haven’t.

must have been

Hannah’s gaze wandered upward to a

pillar beneath her fingertips and concluded that

began

she peered through the window and was met with a sight that froze

who was whipped turned out to be

from the waist up, bound by chains and blood

stood Amelie, her

“Charlie, you’ve disappointed me.

his

trickled down

Chained u

on the gun as she faintly heard

her ears

ahead

quickly ducked behind a pillar, eavesdropping on their

Lorenzo has sent quite a shipment

he claim it was difficult

goods are

dicey pulling this

the cargo, and

big boss must have

Madam is treading carefully.

many newcomers this

Let’s stop wasting time.

Move! Further in!”

second-floor basement, catching

cages lined the dark corridor, containing women with

their

trailed them, the stench of blood grew stronger, causing

a whip cracking, instinct urging her to

behind a pillar, she

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waiters entered another room, their voices

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