The Lies Behind Her Marriage novel Chapter 172

Through The Wall.

There was a commotion behind the wall.

Nathaniel was talking to her and the soldiers.

Then, before she knew it, a flicker of light passed above her head. When she looked up, a familiar voice called her name.

“Serena? Serena!”

“I found her!”

“She’s trapped between the walls!”

Serena felt relieved. The voice came from Silas. Knowing that she was about to be saved, she pushed her feet harder against the wall.

“Serena, we are coming for you, okay. Just hold on,” Nathaniel said, forcing his voice to stay loud and clear, though it trembled at the edges.

She could tell he was shaken by everything.

A soldier with a smaller build climbed down into the narrow gap, reached Serena, and secured her with a rope.

Climbing down had been manageable. Climbing up was another story.

The space between the buildings was too tight to maneuver properly, and every movement threatened to dislodge the broken beam and twisted steel holding her in place. One wrong step, and she would fall.

The only safer option was to destroy the part of the wall where Serena was stuck.

With the tape finally removed from Serena’s mouth, she called, “Nathan?”

“I’m here. I’m here,” Nathaniel said. “Equipment is coming, Serena. We are going to get you out soon.”

“Sir,” the soldier who was with Serena reported, “I can’t untie her. She’s tied to a broken chair, and it’s practically holding her from falling.”

Although the soldier had managed to secure a rope around Serena, she knew it would be agony if her full weight hung from it. The rope wrapped around her, and the chair was already tightening against her arms, burning against her skin. How much worse would it be if she were fully suspended?

Like Serena, the soldier was secured with a rope, but he was in control. He spread his limbs against the walls, using friction and strength to hold himself in place. The young man assured Serena, “Don’t worry, Miss Vander. General Collins’ orders are to get you safe and sound.”

A tear fell down Serena’s face as she nodded at him. “Thank you.”

While waiting for the tools to break through the wall, Nathaniel went up to the tenth floor to see her.

Serena looked up and saw the pained expression on his face. At one point, he looked as though he wanted to climb down to her, but Nathaniel’s build would have made it difficult for him to do so.

She saw the anger in his eyes, and she knew she was going to make Victor pay.

“Did you get him? Did you get Victor Kline?” she asked the young soldier.

“Yes, Miss Vander,” the soldier said. “Mr. Thorne and Mr. Vander taught him a lesson. He was out cold. My colleagues are probably taking him to Fort Greyhold.”

Eventually, the equipment arrived.

They lowered a hammer to the soldier so he could strike the wall from his side, marking the exact spot where it should be broken. The team then began hammering from the other side, deliberately aiming about half a meter away from Serena.

The first strike landed.

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