Hidden Scars

Tessa froze. 'Is Vance inside?'

From outside the door, she could only hear fragmented, broken groans. She stepped forward and knocked, calling out, "Vance, are you in there? What happened?"

But the only response she got was those same broken groans.

Tessa frowned. If Vance were in a normal state, he would have definitely responded to her knocking and calling.

Unless he was in an abnormal state