Chapter 95

The Prey

The smug satisfaction in his voice was terrifying.

It always had been.

I clenched my fists swallowing the fear clawing up my throat as Lucius signalled to his men, and they pushed us into a dim, cold cemented room.

Judas’s sister was still lying unconscious on the floor though they hadn’t bothered to tie her up this time and pulled off her blindfold and gag. My heart hammered in my chest as I glanced around the room and the immense hopelessness sank into my bones.

This was my fault. I’d dragged her into this nightmare, and now… now we were stuck, with no sign of an escape.

Sinking against the wall, I pulled my knees to my chest and buried my face against them. I squeezed my eyes shut, fighting back tears, but they slipped down anyway, warm and bitter on my cheeks. What would happen to us now? What was he going to do to us?

And even if I somehow survived this, how would I escape Judas’s wrath?

A soft groan soun