Whisper of Thoughts
She was older, her face a map of deep lines, and her eyes held a piercing, unnerving sharpness that felt like it could look straight through my lies.
"You’re searching for the loose board under the desk," she whispered, her voice like dry leaves skittering across pavement.
"But you’re looking in the wrong place, Clara."
My mouth went dry, and I couldn't form a coherent sentence; my mind raced, wondering how she knew my name and why she was hiding in my father’s fortress.
Before I could demand an answer, the heavy rhythmic stomp of Marcus’s boots echoed down the corridor, growing louder with every heartbeat.