Chapter Twelve
We were shoved unceremoniously into a dim room with four walls. But they weren’t exactly walls. On one side, the boundary was web-like strands, golden and woven like the intricate workings of a spider’s web. Getting close to them, I felt the heat radiating from them.
On the other side of the energy web, a lush forest of green treetops reached up to the faux sky. Down below were the colorful vines and fronds of a jungle. The view was beautiful, literally breathtaking.
Two of the opposing walls were earthen stone, but cool to the touch. The fourth wall was the same curtain of shadow that led in and out of Eden’s lab. Only this time, when I reached out and touched it, it was solid.
“We’ve all been held captive before,” said Loren. “But you have to admit, this is the nicest
