AUTHORS POV

The woman in question was bound at the wrists, gasping for breath. Tessa recognized her—the youngest of the waitresses that had greeted her earlier.

Before she could scream an alarm, Ferdinand turned. His face was a mask of anger as he barked “who is there!!”.

He barked an order to the other free man in the room, and they both lunged at door, Clarissa pulled Tessa dark corner.

The man who comes to check did not see them, There’s nobody here, probably a cat” they heard him say out loud from where they were hiding.

He slammed the door, but they continued to hear the young girl screaming...