Chapter 15

Naomi watched as more and more bodyguards flooded into the academy. Inside, screams and pleas for mercy echoed intermittently. This academy, once quiet and hidden, now revealed itself like a monster baring its fangs—a beast finally roaring to expose its crimes to the world. However, Naomi only felt exhausted. Why, she wondered, would the heavens not even take her soul? Compared to bearing witness to all the foul deeds like this, she would rather close her eyes forever and escape this place. This place was a living hell. James stared at the blood-splattered walls and floors, finally feeling the weight of it all. Drained, he let the baton fall from his hand and ordered the surveillance room to be locked. He paid no attention to the wails inside. With all the footage related to Naomi clutched in his hands, he took step after heavy step toward a room he longed to approach, yet feared to enter. That was a room that trapped and tormented Naomi for three whole years, the place he himse