Somewhere Else
Amelia’s heartbeat thundered in her ears as she pressed herself against the cold stone wall.
Shadows flickered from the torches lining the hall, their flames casting restless shapes across the rough-hewn walls.
Footsteps echoed—urgent, searching. They knew.
She tightened her grip on the stolen dagger, her pulse steadying.
She had come too far to be dragged back.
A voice rang through the corridors, sharp and commanding.
“Find her! Now!”
Valeria.
Amelia clenched her jaw.
She couldn’t afford to be reckless.
The moment they spotted her, she’d be outnumbered and dragged back in chains—worse if Paul got to her first.
She took a slow, measured breath and slipped forward, her bare feet barely making a sound against the stone floor.
The air was damp and heavy with
