Except deep inside, she knew there was so much more to the story than that, and more to her dreams. Her father had never been after glory, but his research had led her on this quest, and her dreams had pushed her to complete it. Maybe there was more for her to find besides artifacts. Maybe Kris was the key to uncovering the deeper secrets of this temple. Before she’d walked through those doors at the surface, she would have argued that only science could convince her of the truth. Now she wasn’t so sure. With each step farther away from the doorway she’d just left behind, the weaker her hold was on her own convictions until what she wanted had shifted entirely.
She raised her hand up to fondle the small red jade figurine at her throat. It was a childhood dream come true. More than that, i
