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Chapter 16: Standing on the Street

Author: Callmesasha
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-08-12 17:34:42

The first time we all went out, we didn’t go alone. That was when I finally understood the true purpose of the men living in the house, the ones we had wondered about when we first arrived. I had asked myself back then whether they were meant to guard us or protect us. Now, the chilling answer was clear. They were our wardens, our shadows, sent to make sure none of us ever found a way to slip away.

Two luxurious buses were packed with us that night, driving us out past the city lights into a se
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