Chapter 5 - Finding Noah Inside the Dark Room
The father turned back to the keypad, his mind racing through possible combinations based on birthdays or anniversary dates.
He punched in Noah’s birth date, but the digital lock flashed a harsh red light accompanied by an annoying warning beep.
He tried his own birthday next, but the lock remained stubbornly sealed against his desperate attempts to gain entry.
“What is the code?” the father roared, grabbing the stepmother by the lapels of her designer silk blouse.
“I’ll never tell you! You have no idea what you’re unleashing!” she cried out, thrashing helplessly within his grip.
The father shoved her aside hard, sending her crashing against the ornate hallway wall with a dull thud.
He stepped back and delivered a brutal, powerful kick directly beside the electronic keypad housing.
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The wood splintered with a loud crack, the metal housing sparking before the deadbolt mechanism finally popped violently open.
The father pulled the heavy oak door inward, letting a wave of stale, suffocating air rush out into the hallway.
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