Chapter 143
[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
“DOMINIC!!!”
I heard him yell and grunt in pain as we fell into a spiral rabbit hole down the cave. The sharp stones protruding from the ground caused stinging and piercing pain, making me wince. My face and hair were filled with dust. And I knew I would be covered with bruises in just a few minutes.
But I was more concerned about where this rabbit hole would lead me and Dominic!
The tunnel seemed endless for over a minute as we fell and slid down the unknown part of the cave. Dominic was fast. He landed strongly on his feet and caught me gently in his arms. We were both wide-eyed when our eyes locked. Both of us were so baffled at what happened as we panted—both filled with cuts and bruises—but grateful that we were safe and alive.
“F*ck...” Dominic panted as he stared into my eyes with a wide grin, laughing softly at me like he couldn’t believe we made it out of that place. “We’re alive!”
I stared at him with a smile, panting, and then planted a soft kiss on his lips as I cupped his face. “Yes. We did it, love. We’re alive!”
“F*ck!” Dominic kept on cussing as he put me gently down on my feet and studied the place we were in. I followed his stare and was surprised when we both saw a small community with houses made of wood and animal skins. They looked more like tents than houses.
He then looked at me as he pulled me closer to him. “I have a terrible feeling about this,” he hissed in his rough voice, glaring and studying the place.
We were in an enormous chamber inside the cave—about a thousand feet high and four thousand feet wide. I had never seen such a thing before! The ceiling was so high and dark I thought it was the sky at first, and then I realized we hadn’t found the exit yet. We were still inside, but in a more vast and dark cavern.