Chapter 167: A Glimpse (Part 2)

We ended up in a pitch-black room and I tried to make sense of whether this was our final destination or was I still being ripped through time and space.

The sound of soft whimpering indicated that it was likely we had arrived wherever it was that we were going, but it did nothing to put my worries to rest. It sounded like someone was crying into a pillow and the whole situation made me feel uneasy and sad.

The area we found ourselves in was so dark that the only way I knew that Ryder was with me was the feel of his hand in mine.

"Do you know where we are?" he whispered, clearly as disoriented and confused as I was.

I whispered back, "I don't know," shaking my head as I looked around, trying to see if anything was familiar, but it was too dark to tell.

Suddenly, we heard loud footsteps approaching from behind us, like some very large person was stomping up a flight of stairs with purpose and determination.

The whimpering stopped immediately, and I heard a strangely familiar female voi