Chapter 3 - IsabellaThe second bolt came free.
Then the third.
Sarah's gloves were soaked with sweat.
"Stay back, Leo."
"I can't breathe."
"I know."
She forced herself to remain calm.
"Just keep looking at me."
Leo stared through the opening.
Sarah kept talking.
"Tell me something."
"What?"
"What is your favorite thing?"
He thought for a moment.
"Dad's old blue truck."
Sarah smiled.
"Why?"
"He lets me sit in the front."
"Sounds like a good dad."
"He is."
For the first time, Leo smiled.
Then—
A sharp clicking sound echoed through the hallway.
High heels.
Sarah froze.
A woman stepped around the corner.
She wore a floor-length golden gown covered with diamonds.
Isabella Montgomery.
Her eyes immediately landed on the open grate.
Then on Leo.
Then Sarah.
The woman's expression changed.
Not surprise.
Not fear.
Rage.
"What are you doing?"
Sarah stood.
"Your son was trapped inside this wall."
Isabella's face went pale.
"Put him back."
Sarah stared at her.
"What?"
"You heard me."
"He's freezing."
"Put him back!"
Isabella stepped closer.
"You are a servant. You have no idea what you're talking about."
Leo began trembling.
Sarah moved between them.
"Stay away from him."
Isabella's voice dropped.
"You have no idea what you're interfering with."
Sarah looked at the boy.
Then at Isabella.
And suddenly, she understood something terrifying.
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This woman wasn't surprised to find Leo.
She was surprised that someone had discovered him.
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