The Institute (34)

It was strange to say that the corridor was usually very dark, the dim lights overhead were unclear, flickering and casting a gloomy light that illuminated the endless darkness only for a second, 

In the shadows, a heavy, sticky-sweet scent that resembled crushed roses lightly teased his nose and entangled his senses, dark and seductive, possessively marking its territory,

Chu Yi never felt fear for this pervasive scene but as he traveled through the halls, his steps couldn't help but slow, a bad premonition sending glaring red alarms blaring in his heart!

There seemed to be something else, waiting for him in the darkness, 

"Chu Yi?"

They turned the corner–

He could hear Chao Bin's slightly confused voice from the front when they realized he had strayed from the group but before he could speak,

In the next second, he felt as if his ankles had been caught by something!