Chapter 14
Silently slipping out from behind the wooden crates, Clara crept down the dark corridor toward the open basement stairs. She needed to reach Arthur's study and bring him down here before Margaret silenced Catherine permanently.
Her foot brushed against a loose floorboard, producing a sharp creak that shattered the silence of the basement. Margaret froze instantly, spinning around to shine her blinding flashlight beam down the hallway.
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"Who is down here?" Margaret shouted sharply, marching out of the prison cell with furious speed.
Clara didn't hesitate; she turned and bolted up the wooden staircase, taking three steps at a time in the pitch-darkness. Behind her, Margaret's angry footsteps pounded against the wooden boards in hot pursuit.
