Wicked Secrets

Chapter 21

"Urgh..." a groan came out. It was Corine, waking up from a long nap.

What happened? She couldn't remember.

She tried getting up but to no avail.

What the heck?!

Then she felt something rough and tight.

It was ropes.

How the heck was that here?!

What was she doing?!

Her consciousness slowly came back to her for her to realise she was...

Tied up on a chair in some kind of abandoned place.

She couldn't make out much but it was dark with light coming out from an old lamp on the ceiling lighting up the grey cement, stony floor and torn up wallpaper that used to cover the drab, dusky, mould-covered floor.

Where was she?! She struggled against the ropes.

"It's no use struggling," a soft, calm voice echoed.

That made Corine struggled even harder. She remembered that voice.

The owner of the voice came out to the light. It was that woman but her outfit changed. She was still covered, her blue eyes still icy and cold but her clothes changed into a business attire.

Like she was going to a meeting.

Heck yeah!

Considering that she was staring at Corine, tied up and glaring at the woman with full hatred, this was anything but a business meeting.

Just the opposite, in fact.

And in her hand...

The sword!

Corine kept on struggling to free herself while that woman advanced near her, holding the sword playfully and stopped near her.

"So... you are alive," the woman said.

"What's that supposed to mean, eh?!" Corine spat.

"I asked the questions!" the woman declared.

"What else do you want? You caught me! There's nothing else left!" Corine said.

"Oh, but there is," she said, playing with the sword.

"What do you know about this fascinating object?" she asked.

"I will never tell you," Corine said.

"Oh really?" she said and swung the sword, bare inches from Corine.

"You missed me," Corine said, sticking out her tongue.

"Did I?" she asked, "Look at your right,".

Was this some sort of trick?! But Corine looked anyway and saw...

Corine gasped.

It was Riddle, he was still unconscious.

Looking more clearly, she saw Dean too and looking at her left, there was Ape, Lulu and the others, struggling, looking at her with fear.