Cassandra’s POV
Seven’s laughter echoed through the hall, broken and manic.
“Tik, tok, Cassandra. Tik, tok.”
I pressed my back harder against the locked door, clutching the knife tighter. My tears blurred everything, hot streaks of my tears burning down my cheeks.
“Please…” My voice cracked. “Somebody—”
Before I could finish, the boarded window near the exit rattled. Then, with one loud crash, the wood splintered outward. Shards flew across the floor as the window burst open from the outside.
My heart stopped.
Through the cloud of dust and broken planks, a figure leapt in.
Sebastian.
His eyes glowed with fury, his chest heaving as he landed. For a moment, everything else disappeared.
My body moved before my brain did. I dropped the knife and ran, my legs screaming in pain, and I
