Chapter 2 - The Mysterious Scratches Revealed On The Iron Cage
Victor knelt beside the heavy iron bars, his eyes tracing the deep, frantic grooves etched into the painted metal. Clara leaned against her father, her hand clutching her swollen belly as her voice trembled.
"Those scratches were made by my sister, Hannah, before she disappeared two years ago," Clara whispered, her words causing Victor’s heart to stop completely. Victor stared at the iron door, a wave of sickening realization washing over his face as he looked from the metal grooves to Ryan’s pale, terrified face inside the cage.
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"Hannah?" Victor growled, his voice dropping into a register of sheer, unadulterated fury that shook the peaceful estate courtyard. Ryan pulled his hands back from the iron bars, shrinking into the dark corner of the cage as Tiffany backed away toward the patio doors.
"Dad, Tiffany and Ryan locked Hannah in this exact cage before she went missing!" Clara revealed, her tears spilling over her flushed cheeks. Victor slowly stood up, turning his towering frame toward Tiffany, whose emerald robe was now trembling against the brick pillars.
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