Intruder Alert!

Alec could hear the steady flurry of heartbeats that seemed to converge together, creating a sound that almost echoed in the enclosed spaces here underground.

There were various emotions in the place itself, and it seemed like no one had discovered that he and Elysia had already entered the place on the sly.

Pow!

There was a sound of flesh meeting flesh, and Alec casually turned his head, finding that Elysia had already taken out the person who was guarding the dumbwaiter entrance with ease while he'd been listening to the sound of heartbeats that were incredibly distracting.

The heartbeats all seemed to blend together, making him have the urge to cover his ears and block it out. It was like white noise, the way it all gathered.

Elysia placed the person's unconscious body in the dumbwaiter and pressed the button, causing the doors to close as the body was brought up.