Chapter 298: To Break The Silence

Lorraine kept retreating, inch by inch, her palms scraping against the rough stone as her breath hitched in shallow bursts. Every movement she made was careful, deliberate, as if the very air might shatter if she breathed too loudly. Her hand brushed against the uneven rock wall, cold and damp beneath her fingertips, and she exhaled shakily in relief. A wall. Finally.

Then... a sound.