Stuck
When the secret door silently and seamlessly closed behind them, Elle fought to not let the fear get through to her. She steeled herself and determinedly followed after him as they walked further in.
Her mind was reeling now with all the thoughts of what will happen next from here on… if she should attack him now with the shears while he seemed to be leaving his back open for her to…
Clenching her fists, Elle secretly let out a deep breath. She told herself that there was no way she would be able to bring this man down so easily. There was no way this dangerous man would foolishly give her such an obvious opening for her to attack. Perhaps, this was him testing her to reveal if she had hidden a weapon on her.
'Right… not yet…' she whispered in her mind. 'There will be a much better chance later.'
To Elle's surprise, Elijah entered the bright path instead of the dim one that would lead them to where Sebastian was held captive.