Broken Glasses

They watched, paralyzed, as the heavy door opens.

The sound echoed like a gunshot and freezing every breath in their lungs.

A man stepped in, his presence enough to steal the last bit of hope they had left

Silas Sterling.

Elena’s mouth went dry.

No.

No, no, no.

It can't be

But it was.

The men who had dragged them here immediately straightened and lowered their heads in submission.

She had never me