Jesus, why did this have to be so damn hard? We were friends for Christ’s sake, or at least I thought that we were. Seeing that I too was having my own issues, Jacob grabbed me by the hand once again, giving it a gentle squeeze to let me know he was there for me, before he tugged gently on it, guiding me towards the open door.
For a moment, I thought that Lexi was going to wait until we were by her side, but as soon as we reached the doorway, she began to walk down the long broad hallway towards a massive staircase. My eyes wandered as I held on tightly to Jacob’s hand, wondering where the hell we were, because from what I could see, we looked like we were in some kind of modern-day castle.
As we neared the staircase, I began to hear muffled voices coming from the floors below, but it
