Mia's POV
As the voice's words sank in, a shiver ran down my spine. The promise of help I had clung to so desperately seemed to crumble before me, replaced by a chilling certainty that my situation was far darker and more dire than I had feared.
"Who are you? What do you mean by 'fate'?" I asked, my voice quivering with a mixture of fear and anger.
But there was no response, only the echo of the voice's unsettling laugh lingering in the darkness. The following silence felt oppressive and suffocating as if the shadows around me held secrets too ominous to comprehend.
I clutched at the shreds of hope, refusing to surrender to the weight of despair that threatened to consume me. I had to find a way out to escape this nightmare and the unknown dangers that lurked in the shadows.