Honey.

I was led out of the room and told to climb up the stairs. Not long after, I stopped before another room. The lady who had followed me knocked on a door, its sound echoing in the empty hallway.

I closed my eyes within the blindfold and sighed. This was it. I will soon see the face of the man who had brought me here.

“Bring her inside,” a deep voice said, sending chills down my trembling bones.

I didn’t want to enter the room, but I had promised Madam Q that I would ...