Cierra's POV
The moment the door swung open, my whole soul dropped into my stomach.
I hissed under my breath, realizing the door wasn’t even locked in the first place.
I turned toward Dominic, heart beating too loudly in my chest.
My voice came out in a whisper, thin and shaky.
“I thought you locked the door.”
Dominic let out a low sigh... that deep, unimpressed kind he does when he’s already three steps ahead of everyone else.
“It’s a card-lock door,” he murmured, barely moving his lips, eyes fixed on whatever silhouette stood behind me. “Whoever opened that… is the same person who brought you here. The human was handed a card...It’s the rule.”
I blinked.
My pulse was punching against my ribs.
“f**k,” I whispered. "Don’t worry...I got this...you don't need to swim in regret.”
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