CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Naya sat up from the bed, as she looked at Zara to make sure she was sleeping. It was already night time.

Getting up from the bed quietly, she tiptoed out of the room.

As Naya tip-toed out of the room, she could hear the soft snores of her sleeping sister, Zara. The moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating the floorboards beneath her feet. She made her way down the hallway, careful not to make a sound. She had somewhere to be, and she didn't want to wake anyone up.

The floorboards creaked ever so slightly as Naya made her way towards the stairs. She paused for a...