Chapter 97

• She had been waiting in the sitting room, still confined in that depressing cage. She didn’t know how many minutes had elapsed.
• The men who had brought her here had left long ago after one of them had received a call, presumably from a higher up, likely the boss himself. And with every passing minute, so did her anxiety heighten.
• Just then, she heard rushed footfalls and a second after, an impassioned plea for forgiveness. Startled yet curious, Calytrix lifted her gaze, and a gasp of fear escaped her parted lips, bringing her hand to her mouth.