Page 86 of Anarchy Chained: Alpha Thomas

“Good luck with that,” Sheila mutters as we walk back towards the stairs. “Don’t worry, Sadie. He’ll never find it.”

I’m not sure that’s a good thing, even though she makes it out to be one.

When we get to the stairs, we don’t go down them. Just keep walking. And when I look over my shoulder I expect to see Uzi watching this little change up, but he’s got his back to me. He and Molly are having a heated conversation that involves lots of waving arms.

“Open this door here, Sadie,” Sheila says.

I do, still checking to see if Uzi is watching. But no. Still arguing with Molly.

So I slip inside and he never sees a thing.

Yes. These people are all very coordinated and clever.

I close the door and find myself in a room. A nice one, for sure. But nothing special.

“I have no body in this room,” Sheila says through some hidden microphone. “Molly won’t let me into any of the bedrooms after that nursery incident. So I’ll just talk you through it. Go over to the fireplace, find the seventh brick on the far left, and push.”

“I don’t think this night could get any weirder,” I whisper. But I do as I’m told and yes, it’s a secret door built into a fireplace. I stare into the darkness as it opens up, wondering just what the fuck I’ve gotten myself into.

“You haven’t seen anything yet, sweetie. Now go down the steps like a good girl and meet me in the dungeon.”