Chapter 15 – Restless Waiting Far from the city, a van moved steadily along the highway. Rasad was driving, while his son Roni sat in the passenger seat beside him. From the back of the van came dull thudding sounds... scraping, shifting, and muffled movements. Someone inside was clearly trying to move… perhaps even trying to speak, but their mouth had been tightly sealed. After driving some distance, the van turned off the highway onto a narrow dirt road. Passing through fields on both sides, they finally stopped in front of a large house. The house looked strikingly similar to Vanshika’s yet it appeared newer, larger, and far more imposing. Rasad and Roni stepped out of the van and opened the rear door. Inside lay the same young man with long, almost feminine hair. His condition was

