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I was so scared that I was almost sure they can hear my heartbeats. Had they found me? I could hear the sounds of their footsteps. They were right in front of me. There was a gap between the clothes that had fallen over me. I could see the legs as well. If they pulled the closet straight, I will fall out of it like a sack of rice. My doom was just one step away from me.

Fuck.

I stopped breathing, fearing they will hear the sound, if they had not already.

“What do you think?” Leila asked softly. Worry lacing her words now.

“Jumped out. But she can not get far.” Lorenzo muttered under his breath. “That bitch. I should not have let her go tonight. If she tattled off to anyone, everything will be destroyed.”

“Her scent is still strong.” Leila’s hand creaked open the window wider, “I think she is somewhere very close. Let’s find her.”

“If we can not, you already know what to do, right?”

“Of course.” Leila mumbled, “it is just a mess to handle. I don’t like taking all the headache.”