I felt my body growing incredibly weak. My consciousness was fading, and my vision became increasingly blurred. However, just as I was about to surrender to the darkness, the sudden, deafening sound of rapid gunfire erupted. My eyes snapped wide open.
Samuel... I hoped it was Samuel coming to save me.
The sounds of a brutal struggle and angry shouts echoed from behind the wall. Shortly after, someone tried to force the room door open. Because it was locked tightly from the outside, it took several heavy blows before the wood finally gave way.
CRASH!
The door swung wide open. Samuel stood there, his face etched with overwhelming worry. The moment his eyes caught sight of me bound to the chair, he immediately ran toward me.
"Emelia!" he called out huskily. He held me for a moment—as if
