Darkness swallowed the castle. One second the entrance hall blazed with candlelight and crystal chandeliers. The next, everything vanished beneath shadow. Glass rained from above. The sound shattered through the hall like gunfire. Elena screamed instinctively.
Immediately she felt icy arms wrap around her.
Lucien.
The realization came before her mind could process anything else. He had moved to her before the first piece of glass even touched the floor.
The fact terrified her almost as much as the darkness itself. Outside, thunder exploded. For a brief second, lightning illuminated the ruined entrance hall and Elena saw them. Dozens of glowing amber eyes. Watching from the storm. Lurking around the forest. Watching from beyond the castle gates.
The sight froze the blood in her veins.
