Chapter 081
Emilia's POV
The scent of bleach and secrets was still in the air.
I felt my fingers shake as I pulled open the heavy door to the Blackwood Institute. The metal sounded as if it recognized me and seemed like it didn't want me to return.
Are you sure you want to do this? Niklas spoke quietly from behind me, sounding tense.
I had to ask, "I have to know."
He didn't try to convince me otherwise. Just followed.
We made our way through the empty hallways. The overhead lights kept flickering, one by one, as if the building was breathing and full of something old and furious. Shadows moved along the walls. Every step we took sounded too clear, as if the floorboards were telling on us.
Niklas said quietly, "I don't like this place at all."
I whispered, "Me too." I kept moving
