Chapter 11 - The Glass Room
The air grew colder with every step Ethan took. The stone staircase led into a vast, arched cellar beneath the old wing of the estate, far removed from the luxurious living quarters above. At the far end of the cellar, behind a wall of reinforced thick glass, sat a fully equipped medical isolation room lit by dim fluorescent tubes.
Ethan walked toward the glass, his heart pounding so hard against his ribs it felt like a hammer. Inside the sterile room, surrounded by monitors and IV drips, lay a bed.
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On the bed was a woman with long, pale hair, her face thin and frail, an oxygen mask covering her nose and mouth. Her eyes were closed, but the steady monitor beside her confirmed her heart was still beating.
It was Eleanor.
