Chapter 10: Tension within
The mansion was enveloped in a heavy silence, the previous uproar substituted by a tense calm. The men drifted like phantoms, caring for their injuries and murmuring to one another. The atmosphere was thick with doubt, and Rose couldn’t shake off James’s words.
"Not even you."
She perched on the side of her bed, gazing vacantly at the ground. Her mind was a storm of anxiety and remorse. The threats from the chain, the treachery of the traitor, the ambush—it was all overwhelming. For an instant, she thought about fleeing, abandoning all that she knew. But to where would she go? And what would occur with her sister?
Her phone vibrated once more, interrupting her train of thought. It was yet another message from Chain:
"Have you alerted them?" Remember what is
