Chapter Six
The door flew open, and I held my breath. I hoped to the heavens that by some great miracle, it was the old man, but when the voice spoke and the lights flicked on, my heart sank.
"Come out, come out whenever you are."
The sing-song voice of the man behind the robber's mask chilled my bones, and I felt backed into a corner, both literally and figuratively as I noticed the glint of evil shimmering in his eyes.
The rise of fear made my body itchy, but I dared not move, not even a finger.
Then he whistled, summoning four broad men, each like him, hidden behind the cover of a mask.
"Seize her!" His condemning finger pointed, his harsh voice demanding. It was as though I had been hidden in plain sight. My blood instantly ran cold, and my heart froze.
In haste, they charged a
