Chapter 136

~Frey~

The wall was rough against my palms as I used it for support to stand. I staggered on my feet, my heart pounding in its cage as the sound of gunfire screamed louder and closer. The four walls of the darkroom muffled the noise outside. I couldn’t be mistaken. That was gunfire. Everything had been silent since Mateo left, and I am not just imagining things.

Longing and hope bloomed in my ches