The scene pierced into Madeline’s heart.

She quickly got to her feet and ran toward Eloise who was lying unconscious on the floor. “Mom! Mom!”

Madeline did not know if Eloise had merely fainted or if it was worse, but there was no response from her no matter how Madeline called out to her.

Eloise was currently bound by coarse ropes tied so tightly that lines of bruises had formed on her arms. There was a layer of dirt and dust over her face while her hair was a complete mess. It was a piti