Silas's POV
We both ran as fast as we could and finally reached the front of the room. But the problem was—the door was closed. Atlas tried to push it open, but it wouldn't budge. It was locked from the inside.
"Silas, the door is locked from inside!"
Hearing him, I banged on the door—hard.
"Nekol! Open the door right now!"
But no answer came from inside. The silence only made us more anxious. I started kicking the door, and seeing me, Atlas did the same.
But the door wasn't breaking. I guess Atlas's legs don't have much strength.
We tried pushing it, kicking it—but nothing worked. Just as I stopped, Atlas kicked again, and this time, the door broke open.
As soon as it did, we rushed in.
And what we saw made my blood run cold.
Nekol was sitting on top of Evan, holding a knife to his neck. There was blood on Evan's neck too.
Fear gripped me. Were we too late? Did Nekol already kill him?