Page 97 of Make You Mine

I sprint to get to the door as fast as I can and turn the handle.

Twist. It doesn’t budge. I’m locked in.

Ping. Ping.

My phone.

I pick it out of my bag, hold it tight in my hand, and read the message.

Unknown:

I don’t think so. This game just started, and you’re the star, my wife.

The lights go out.

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MADELYN

Don’t panic. Don’t panic. It’s okay.

I’m sure there’s a switch for the lights not too far from the entrance, and I feel my way around it.

Click. Click. Up and down.

Nothing. Darkness. I stay firm by the front door.

“Joseph?” I call out, knowing there won’t be a reply.

The idiot must not have seen me, assumed no one was here, and left.

Then again, why would he leave all the lights on and give us a false sense of security?

Unless he didn’t. Unless it was Devon who did, trying to catch me off guard.

I have to find a way out of here.

The message makes my phone vibrate and my screen light up, the only glint among the shadows.

Confirming my suspicions.

Unknown:

Alone at last, my wife.

“I’m calling the police!” I shout.

Ping.

Unknown:

Will you?

“Yes.”

Unknown:

And tell them what? That someone has been showering you with *thoughtful* presents and won’t leave you alone? You do remember that you’re one of the suspects in the disappearance of Lucien, right?