Chapter 90

•Evangeline•

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I shook my head. "I'm not going in there"

Leo grabbed my arm and ducked as a helicopter flew by over us. Leo opened up the trap door again and pleaded with me to get inside.

"Evie, it's either this or Nikolai!" he whisper-yelled.

Taking a long, deep breath, I stepped down the unsteady wooden ladder that led to nothing but deep darkness. I couldn't see anything, the second my feet touched the ground I heaved a sigh of relief and looked up at the faint morning light coming from the trap door.

"Leo!" I called and there was no answer.

A certain tension and anxiety crept up as Leo didn't answer, I looked around the dark place, my heartbeat accelerating. Goosebumps crept over the back of my neck.

"LEO!" I called again and I was ready to climb back up the ladder.

A second later Leo appeared in my view, he stepped down the ladder and closed the door behind him.

"Evie, touch the wall to your left, there is a flashlight mounted on it, grab it and turn it on"

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