*trigger warning* Violence and murdering * 18+
ALICE POV
I pushed the door open, just enough to peer inside. The green light, that eerie, pulsating glow, flooded into the corridor, casting long, sinuous shadows on the stone walls. I held my breath, scanning the room, my heart thudding so loudly in my chest I was sure anyone nearby could hear it. But the room appeared empty—no movement, no sign of life. The silence was thick and oppressive, broken only by the faint hum of energy that seemed to pulse in time with the green light. It was now or never.
Slipping inside, I closed the door behind me as quietly as possible, wincing at the soft click it made as it shut. The corridor ahead was darker, more ominous than the last, the green light somehow both brighter and more sinister. It felt li
