She could hear him now, telling her stubbornly that she wasn’t going to die. She could come up with a better plan if she’d just stop fixating on this one.
She shook her head. “I’m sorry, Luc. This is the best I can do.”
She went to the door leading to the hallway.
The instructions to stay out of sight implied she could leave her room. Her body trembled in anticipation, heartbeat quickening.
She gripped the knob, and it turned easily. The heavy door swung open, revealing a long corridor spilling into darkness, but rather than exhilaration at this freedom, Helena’s heart stopped.
The sconces along the wall were no longer illuminated. She hadn’t noticed how ominous the corridor was, thin and winding, full of creeping shadows like teeth that gave way to a mouthlike darkness.
She was used
