Just as Charlotte felt a cold hand violently grab her wrist, she turned her head to see Ben, his eyes glinting with a frantic intensity.
"Charlotte," Ben whispered, a chilling edge to his voice, "it seems you know too much."
Suppressing her fear, Charlotte attempted to speak calmly. "Ben, what are you doing? We're classmates."
"Classmates?" Ben sneered. "This isn't the place for you, Charlotte. Right now, you're coming with us."
Before Charlotte could respond, a sharp pain surged through her, and she blacked out, abducted by Ben.
When Charlotte regained consciousness, she found herself inside a dimly lit warehouse, surrounded by darkness seeping through broken windows. Ben stood beside her, gripping a gleaming dagger, while Zelda stood nearby, her expression blank.
The lead bodyguard said to her, "Don't be nervous. My master only wishes to speak with you."
A dark glimmer flashed in Charlotte's eyes too quickly to be noticed. She already had a plan in mind.
If this person wasn't going
