Chapter 386

Maddy’s POV

She was determined, focused. I admire that about her, even if I didn’t fully agree with her decision.

“How do we get inside?” I asked, glancing around the perimeter. There was no bell, no intercom, no way to alert anyone that we were here. It felt like we were standing outside a fortress, trying to figure out how to break in.

Layla looked at the gate and then shrugged. “I guess we knock. I don’t know any other way.”

I raised an eyebrow. “Knock? Are you serious?”

She gave me a look, and I could see that she was trying to stay calm, trying to act like she knew what she was doing. But I knew her too well.

Layla was just as nervous as I was, and I wasn’t sure what was worse, the fear of what would happen once we got inside, or the fact that I was helping her return to a place where she had been trapped for so long.

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