Cynthia’s POV
“This way,” I said to Charlie as I pulled her down yet another corridor.
I was trying my best to avoid all of the places I knew would be full of people. We hadn’t run into anyone yet, not even the guards, which I found odd, so I wasn’t exactly sure what the atmosphere was. I wasn’t sure if people were looking for Charlie or me or both, and I wasn’t sure what would happen when we were found. I also had the tiniest thought that maybe Royce would take Charlie back to wherever he had hidden her so that his plans wouldn’t be foiled. I really didn’t want that to happen.
I was so focused on the task at hand that I didn’t realise Charlie had stopped moving until I felt resistance from the hand I was holding when I tried to move forward.
I looked back at her. “What’s wrong?”
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