RYAN POV
Crystal frowned.
"Why?"
"Power."
The answer came out cold instantly.
"Voss has always been obsessed with power. He Isn't after leadership or protection, but Power."
Another sound echoed somewhere ahead of us
A low dragging noise. Like something heavy moving slowly across the floor.
Rain looked physically ill now.
"We are definitely not alone in here."
"I know," I muttered.
Crystal pressed slightly closer against me.
Despite everything happening, despite the danger, despite the pain still tearing through my body every time I moved, I instinctively shifted closer to shield her from the dark hallway around us.
Always protecting her.
Even when it destroyed me.
The thought made guilt twist painfully through my chest again.
I kept talkin
