64 Unacceptable Gratitude

Luderick's hand froze mid-air the moment he heard a knock on the door, his face wrinkled with annoyance as he lowered the dagger at his side and turned around.

He thought he made it clear to those miscreants that he didn't want to be disturbed once the door was locked! So who dared to defy his orders??

Anna's chest heaved up and down, both in fear, relief and panic as she watched the dagger drop to the ground with a clatter. She closed her eyes, feeling thankful to whoever had knocked on the door and interrupted the process but she didn't let her hopes skyrocket as she waited to see who knocked as well.

"Who is it?" Luderick growled his question, but there was no response which made the situation even weirder and his brows furrowed at the disturbing silence, it oddly felt as though whoever was standing outside was taking his time and it was unusual because he was sure his trusted guard was standing right outside that door.