Chapter 2 - Mark Demands Answers About The Secret Wall Cavity
The bright morning sunlight filtering through the spotless suburban kitchen window suddenly felt suffocatingly hot and heavy.
Mark stood frozen between the polished marble island and the metal floor vent, his heart pounding violently against his ribs.
“Sarah, I am going to ask you one more time, and you better tell me the absolute truth,” Mark growled, his voice trembling.
“Who is inside that wall, and why are there children living beneath our floorboards?”
Sarah gripped the edge of the white wooden cabinet so tightly her knuckles turned stark white, her eyes darting toward the door.
“Mark, you don't understand the legal ramifications of what you are looking at right now,” Sarah stammered, her voice shaking.
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“Legal ramifications? There are human beings—children—locked inside a crawlspace in our home!” Mark shouted, stepping closer to her.
Leo crouched beside the vent again, gently patting the metal grating to comfort the two small, shivering voices whimpering inside.
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