#Chapter26

Game-Over

The quietness was too eerie, almost deafening. From a distance the ticking of a clock could be heard. With each passing second the clock seemed to tick pieces of my life away, bit by bit.

The wait was killing me from the inside, I was suffocating. I'd never hoped so much that something was just a horrible nightmare. My whole body felt numb.

Footsteps could be heard approaching from a distance. Suddenly a group of beefy looking men entered and gave a brief nod in Dominic's direction. One of them stepped forward hauling someone with him.

My heart seemed to stop beating.

Daniel. Please no!

But despite my...