Salish Matter Secret Room Novels & Stories

[Millicent] Leon led me back the way he had come, past the waterfall room, which is called a “terrarium,” into a dark hallway that I had somehow missed the night before. He presses his hand onto a small panel in the wall igniting more of those green-fire torches, illuminating the corridor before us. As we make our way through the doorway, the hallway opens up into another grand chamber, not quite as big as the last, but sufficiently big enough to hold one of the largest collections of books I had ever seen in one place.

I didn’t want them to go through what I have. I was dragged to my feet by Balthazar, my breath raspy and my heart racing, my eyes had finally adjusted enough to see. Yet now I wish that they hadn’t. I was in the secret room that had no door, and no windows, only one strip of light above us, bright enough to illuminate the entire room with ease. This was a room of horrors, a place where most slaves didn’t never made it out, you needed a warlock to get you in and out, their was no other way. I was trapped until he decided otherwise.

“There was a small incident last night. A noise behind the wall. Turned out to be a bird trapped behind a secret door in your living room.” Christina’s brow furrowed. “Secret door?” “Yeah. Leads to the attic. Lots of old stuff up there. Family heirlooms?” Christina sighed. “Did I ever tell you about my grandfather?” Leila leaned in. “Not much. He wasn't a Nazi, right?”

The air reeked of rot, herbs, and something foul that made my stomach twist. “This…” I whispered, my voice trembling. “This is it. Selena’s secret chamber.” Lyra nodded, her face pale but determined. We stepped deeper into the room. Strange objects lined the shelves—bones, jars filled with red liquid, and old scrolls covered in ancient writing. In the center of the room stood an altar made of black stone, smeared with dried crimson. My throat tightened. I could almost hear faint whispers in the air, as if the walls themselves remembered the screams of whoever had been here last.

I looked at the warrior and motioned for him to go back and get help. Looking over at Mel, I knew she was about the freak-out. We haven’t had the chance to talk, but I needed to tell her to go back. “Mel, I need you to go back to the cabin. I can’t concentrate knowing you’re in danger. There is a secret room if you pull the right book on the bookcase. It’s navy blue with gold and silver sketch of a boat on the spine. Go, please. I need you to be safe.”

Zephyr pushed open the door and strangely enough, it was unlocked. "Search everywhere for clues. Call our attention to anything you find suspicious" Zephyr instructed and immediately, everyone got to work. They searched and searched and searched but found nothing and were on the verge of giving up when Bellona remembered something. "There's a secret room" She blurted suddenly. "A secret room? Where?" Gwydion asked. "It's in here, somewhere." Bellona said. She remembered the time she had come to Nimue's place only to find her in a room she had never noticed.

Seconds later, Clara and Holly slithered after him. They moved as fast as they could, bent almost double ahead of them. On and on went the passage. And then it began to rise; moments later, it twisted and they emerged at the hollow at the base of the trunk and into the darkness of the still redwood. “How do we fix it?” Holly asked, pointing at the huge crate leading down to the secret room. “Surely anyone would notice by morning.” “Do you have your Miracle Marbles with you, Your Highness?” Maxwell asked.

Her face looked pale and her lips trembled vigorously, causing her to lose her ability to speak properly. The room went quiet for a few seconds. Madam Stockton then sighed. “It’s because I found out about her secret. That’s why she tried to kill me.” John looked at her. Queenie asked, “What secret?” Madam Stockton sighed. She looked at Emerence and said, “You tell them. I’m too tired of this.” Emerence nodded. She then said, “Madam went to visit Ms. Julie one day and accidentally found the secret room behind her closet. The closet is filled with Master Stockton’s pictures, and there’s a lifesize wax statue inside as well.”

After two minutes of searching, Fitcher shouted, "Vlad, I think I found something." Vlad moved towards Fitcher to see. It was a brick but instead of it being partly out like the one outside, it was slightly in creating space on the outside. "This is it. Let's try bringing it out." Vlad suggested. They brought it back out and the wall moved and split into two. They entered and came into a room. There were shelves of books and a table at the centre filled with books, writing materials and a pile of letters. The table looked old, it had a chair behind it and two in front of it. They had finally reached the Alpha's secret room. He didn't really know why they called it that but Fitcher had said t

“But she’s not here. What the hell kind of witch is this woman?” Shelby chuckles a little. “The worst kind,” she says. I don’t want this guard to know about the secret passage, so I excuse him and close the door behind me, then Shelby and I examine all the walls and corners of the room. Sure enough, there’s a secret passageway door. Weird that we didn’t see Barbara down there a few minutes ago. She must have been sneaky or went a different way. We follow the hallway in the passageway for a while until we see light, and opening that door, we’re out into a hallway again. This one is by the sewing room, so I look inside, hearing a commotion.