Chapter 261. Fate on My Side

Darco gave me one last look, his expression a mix of determination but I could sense his worry too. Then he walked out of the room. The sound of the door shutting behind him echoed through the hollow chamber, and for the first time in hours, I felt a glimmer of hope. 

The clock was still ticking though, and I knew I had only bought myself a fraction of time if any of this was going to work. But I needed what May was working on concerning Alan to really work because that was what was going to prove my innocence and take me out of this horrible place. 

That was going to be the icing on the cake after everyone found out who Elder Robert really was. 

I paced the room, adrenaline coursing through my veins. I expected the big woman to come and get me but she did not. And when I called her the big woman, I was not talking about her weight, I was actually talking about the fact that she looked like a giant. 

She was very tall and had a build that reminde