Part 2- Chapter 4

Maria's POV-

I slowly took the steps one by one. The metal stairs clinking and creaking with every step. It was dull in here, the light at the very minimum I could barely see where to put my feet.

Lucien was behind me, his hand placed gently to the small of my back, his touch only comforting to me. It would be a lie if I was to say that I wasn't afraid of what my sight would find down here.

The air is stuffy and smells damp with a strong smell of bleach. 

"Do not touch anything down here Maria" Lucien voiced as he brushed past me to take the lead. Althoug