chapter 44: Reasons
Darkness.
It enveloped her. Slowly opening her eyes, she tried to find the light, blindly reaching for the lamp beside her. She groaned when her fingers grazed on the cold empty surface instead.
"Where Is it?" she hissed under her breath, stretching farther. Her breathing hitched when she felt something cold and sticky in her palms.
Retracting her hands closer to her chest, the lights came on giving her a clear view of everything around her.
Esme frowned when she realized how empty and plain the room she was inside was, her eyes moved to the single door which was slightly ajar, and then back to her fingertips.
A muffled scream escaped her lips when she discovered what it was. Blood.
"Esmeralda." the cold croak voice echoed. She snapped her head towards the dir
