Chapter 16

Serena's POV

The moment we crept through the back door, my heart was pounding hard in my chest.

Damien was ahead of us, his steps were silent, and I followed behind him closely, my hand clung to Sophia's cloth, to make sure we were together.

Earlier, the armed men had broken through the front door, and shot rapidly hoping for a kill.

We ran through another street, it was quiet, like people knew what was going on and hid in their apartments.

We ran until we reached a small building at the far end of the street.

Sophia banged on the door with shaky hands.

Within moments, an old man answered and opened it.

“Uncle Charles,” she called as she tried to catch her breath, “Please, let us in.”

The man’s eyes widened when he saw us, "Sophia? Please come in," he said.

Without delay, he opened the door wider and we went in.

We went straight to his living room, our body still trembling from the traumatic near death experience we just had.

Sophia explained everything to her uncle.

I was too sh