Luci became desperate for the seconds to pass swifter as she itched to return to August and gain the answers that pulled so hard against her curiosity. But even as she pulled herself from beneath the lush comforter that was probably more expensive than that of her entire wardrobe, she was struck with the horrible memory of his pending death if she were to be unable to save him. And this is where her heart kept her curiosity alive as it consistently battled with her head to allow him to answer for the crimes he had committed-all while her heart yearned for her to return to him; even when she was fearful, and even when she was saddened.
As her feet connected to the hardwood beneath her soles, she managed to slip down the corridors unseen before coming to the office in which the secret door
