Chapter 10 - Emma Is Located In The Subterranean Recovery Wing
Dr. Vance motioned for the security guards to stand down, turning his back on Adrian and Laura, who were running toward the courtyard.
“Follow me inside, Mr. Reed. But we must handle this quietly without disturbing the other residential patients,” Dr. Vance instructed.
Mason and Tyler stepped through the grand foyer, their wet boots leaving dark tracks across the immaculate white marble floorboards.
They descended a wide spiral staircase into the subterranean residential wing, where quiet, sterile hallways stretched out in both directions.
Dr. Vance pulled a master keycard from his pocket, tapping it against the electronic sensor lock of Room 108 at the end of the hall.
The heavy steel door unlocked with a soft click, swinging open slowly to reveal a small, sunlit room with a window overlooking the forest.
Sitting on the edge of a narrow bed was seventeen-year-old Emma Reed, dressed in a grey fleece sweater, her dark hair pulled into a ponytail.
She looked up at the opening door, her pale face instantly lighting up with overwhelming shock and tears as her eyes met her father’s.
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“Dad...?” Emma whispered, her voice cracking with pure disbelief as she stood up on trembling legs.
Mason rushed across the small room, pulling his daughter into his strong arms, holding her so tight he felt her tears soak his jacket.
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