Margaret's scream echoed through the underground ruins. The sound ripped through the chamber like a blade. Elena wasn't thinking anymore. She had lost all sense of reasoning. She ran. Her lantern bounced wildly in her hand. Light danced violently across the ancient stone walls. Shadows stretched and twisted around her. The chamber blurred. Carved into the walls were names, an endless graveyard of forgotten people. But Elena's mind only processed one thing…her mother.
"Mother!"
The word echoed relentlessly through the darkness as it faded but there was no answer, just the sound of her own heartbeat. Behind her, Lucien moved effortlessly through the chapel's ruins, keeping up the pace without effort.
Midway through the rescue effort, it struck Elena…
Whenever danger appeared, Lucien bec
