(Eleanor's POV)
I froze in my step. My breath caught in my throat.
I tried my best to press down with all my strength. Without lifting my foot off the thin metal strip of wire under my shoe.
If I moved, it would trigger. And I had no idea what it was capable of yet.
Three slow claps resounded in the air.
I carefully turned my head, trying my best not to set it off. My heart was hammering so hard I was sure they could hear it.
A man slowly emerged from the shadows.
He had a mask on. A black mask that covered his whole face.
He looked fat and chubby, like someone who had been in this job for a long time. The kind of man who didn’t do the dirty work himself anymore, but watched while others did.
He walked slowly toward me. Each step echoed in the empty warehouse.
"Oh, what a
