Velvet Chains
No lights.
But something in the air felt wrong.
Too quiet.
“Stay behind me,” Valerio murmured, pulling his gun.
Sera followed close, weapon drawn.
They moved room to room, the old corridors echoing with their footsteps. Then a sound—soft, dragging, like breath.
They turned a corner and stopped cold.
A girl.
No older than fifteen, chained to a bed in a dark room.
Sera rushed forward, heart in her throat. “It’s okay, you’re safe now.”
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