CLARISSA’S POV
I stare at Landon. My heart hammers in my chest as I wait for him to say what he wants to say.
“That night” he starts “When I had dinner with Elise, I saw a dungeon in her house”
"What do you mean, a dungeon?" I ask.
He exhales, rubbing a hand over his jaw. "I found a red door in Elise’s mansion. It was locked, but I picked it open. And inside…" He pauses. "It was a torture room, Clarissa. Chains, bloodstains. It looked like something out of a horror movie."
A chill runs down my spine. "Are you serious?"
He nods. This is the most serious I’ve seen Landon and that’s how I know he’s telling the truth.
"She caught me. She saw me in there, and she threatened me. Told me if I went to the police, she'd kill my parents."
My stomach churns. I always suspected Elise and her
