Chapter One-Hundred and Thirty-Four

Lauren's POV

“What’s happening, Damien?!” I asked, and I was already on my feet and running out of the house. There was no time to ask him while being doubtful. Every time that Damien had told me to get out of somewhere, there was danger there.

“Just get out of there and get into your car. Drive away from that house as far as you can. Stay on the phone with me,” he said.

I got to the front door and pulled it, expecting it to swing open. My heart fell to the ground when it didn’t budge. It had been locked.

“Hello?” I called out to whoever was out there. “There’s someone in here. Open the door.”

I wedged the phone between my ear and my shoulder as I used both my hands to pull the door with all my might, but nothing was happening.

“Damien, I’ve been locked in. I don’t think anyone’s out there. Anyone who wants to open the door at least,” I reported.

“Back door. Try the back door,” he said. At his command, I wasted no time in going to the kitc