A heavy, suffocating silence followed my knock. The loud thumping of my knuckles seemed to just die against the thick wood, and only the distant, chilling echo of an iron security door deeper inside the suite bounced back to us. I turned my head slowly, locking a confused look with Ella, whose face had gone completely pale again.Refusing to be ignored, I raised my bandaged fist and knocked a second time, hitting the wood much harder.Finally, a heavy click sounded, and one massive guard pulled the door open just a few inches. His entire face was set in a tight, angry scowl, and his dark eyes burned with absolute coldness. He didn't look nice at all, standing there like a brick wall blocking the entrance.He kept his body perfectly still, his eyes wide and completely unblinking as he stared down his nose at us. "Who is it that you seek?" he demanded, his voice dropping into a flat, robotic rumble.I held his harsh glare, leaning slightly against the doorframe to take the pressure off
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