At first the beams of light revealed nothing but a clearer view of the cinder blocks and bars. But after a few steps in, the tortured girls inside the cells became visible. One at a time, fingers gripped the bars, and muffled cries sounded, accompanied by a few coughs and hardly coherent pleads.
The far end of the tunnel was a dead end wall. Leaning against that wall were the missing suitcases that had been wheeled in by Craig's men. Autumn walked behind Chance and the others through the tunnel. Each of the girls were either handcuffed to the walls of their cells or passed out on the damp concrete floor. The ones who were awake sobbed at the sight of their rescuers.
The team stopped just before reaching the last two cells, parallel to each other. Aiden turned back to Autumn with a dreade
