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“So?” said Cooper.
“Since I’ve been here, I've never seen her open the window,” I muttered. I knocked harder on her door and didn’t get a response. “Lacy! If you’re in there, open the door or say something to me.”
Nothing.
Shit. That wasn’t a good sign.
I kicked the door, and it slammed open, bouncing off the wall in my rage. I scanned the room, and there was no sign of her anywhere.
“She’s not in the bathroom,” said Lucas darkly.
I ran to her window, seeing the ladder positioned perfectly under her window.
“Fuck! Someone get the address of the fucking place.”
Chapter 21
Lacy
“Pinkieeee!Pinkieee!”
His voice reverberated around the maze as I huddled in a corner, eyes shut and holding my ears.Please go away. Please go away.His voice mingled with groaning from the other monsters and the whirring fog machine.
Only I could hear his voice.
The nightmare that was only mine.
“Stop it!” I screamed with my eyes shut. I had to find my way out of this mess, but the more I ran, the more lost I became.
I tried to drown out his chants by humming to myself.
Maybe if I stayed behind long enough, my brother would get worried and return for me. Or he was probably getting a good laugh out of me taking so long in this maze. I should never have come here.
Suddenly, I felt hands grab my upper arms. I screamed bloody murder.
“Stop, let me go!” I screamed endlessly. I was wheezing and out of breath.
It was too early for me to die. My family would miss me.
“Shh, Lacy,” he said, shaking me. I didn’t want to open my eyes to see the monster before me. The stalker who wanted to breed me with his spawn. “Open your eyes. It’s me, Ryder!”
His last command was a bark.
I opened my eyes, and relief flowed through me, seeing his bald head under the reflecting lights. His scar was no longer intimidating but comforting. I threw myself at him, grabbing him tight.
“He’s here,” I gasped out. “Do you hear him?”
“What? Who’s here?”
“The stalker. He’s in here.”
But the chanting stopped. The nickname the stalker thought up for me ringing through the maze of mirrors stopped.
It was silent, except for the groans of the monsters.
“I don’t see him,” said Ryder, looking around cautiously. Then his eyes darkened when he turned his gaze back to me. “We have a lot to talk about. You shouldn’t have left the house alone, do you understand?”
“I’m sorry,” I said, but he was silent as he helped me get to my feet. Cooper had come up behind me, with Lucas and Adrian flanking either side. I grabbed a hand on each side of me, feeling safer now that they were here.
