Whisper of Thoughts
The weight of the brass skeleton key in my pocket felt like a burning coal, pulsing against my hip as I navigated the treacherous, shadow-drenched corridors back to the basement.
The warning from the mysterious woman in the library echoed in my mind a rhythmic, haunting cadence: The real enemy is already inside the walls.
?Who could she be
And more importantly, how could she know exactly
?where I was headed
I didn't slow down, even when I heard the distant, guttural laughter of Lucas drifting from the foyer.