As they stepped inside the door, they immediately realized that it didn't lead to a simple room.
Instead, there were stairs.
As they descended the dim corridor, Lia suddenly asked.
"Why…" she paused for a second.
Her voice hesitated slightly, as if she was still trying to process the absurdity of the situation right now.
Finally, she finished.
"Why is there a place like this in our house?"
Her eyes were wide, filled with not just curiosity, but genuine bewilderment. Her gaze shifted between the walls, the steps, and Lucian's back as he walked ahead of them without even glancing behind.
Her voice echoed faintly through the narrow stairway, bouncing off the walls before fading away.
She had turned on the flashlight of her phone, making it easy to see through the dark room.
Seraphina walked behind Lia, one of her hands brushing against the wall as she carefully descended the steps, placing each foot carefully inside the slightly dark space, making sure not to fall.
