The cathedral stood in darkness.
Saint Gabriel Cathedral had survived more than a century in the heart of Manhattan, its towering stone walls weathered by time and storms. At midnight, it looked less like a place of worship and more like a silent witness guarding forgotten sins.
Amelia stepped out of Adrian’s car and looked up at the massive structure.
The streets surrounding the cathedral were deserted.
Too deserted.
“This feels wrong,” Lucas said quietly.
Adrian scanned the area.
“Stay close.”
Amelia wrapped her coat tighter around herself. Sebastian had sounded frightened on the phone. Not manipulative. Not calculating.
Frightened.
That terrified her.
The heavy cathedral doors stood slightly open.
Adrian immediately noticed.
“He came.”
“Or someone wants us to think he did,
