'Who? Your new aunt? Hope she receives you all well.' Judith, who hadn't witnessed what Peace had, was only hoping her friends were being treated well.
'Absolutely, we are loving it here.' Peace spoke through the mind link, earning a chuckle from Serena.
They watched as the woman left the room. She wasn't going to tell them, was she? They believed she wouldn't be stupid enough to do that.
Serena and Peace anxiously paced the dimly lit room, their nerves stretched taut like bowstrings. The heavy air was charged with tension, as if they were both thinking the same thing.
Just when the suffocating silence threatened to overwhelm them, a sudden connection sparked through their minds like an electric surge.
'Guys, Adam found the keys to the dungeon. He just opened the gates. We need to hurry up.' Judith's voice echoed in their heads, urgent and breathless, breaking the silence like a crashing wave.
