DIANA'S POV
He’s standing behind a lab bed, under something that looks like a laser.
The entire space is filled with similar machines, some older, others more enhanced. The hum of electricity and cold sterility of the air instantly reminds me of Dante’s organization, of the lab where he dissects life, kills it, just to get what he wants.
Kael isn't here, but Carden is. Just Carden.
He is looking at me with that same scowl that tells me he doesn't like me.
I do not dare wilt under his gaze.
"Why am I here?" I ask, stepping closer to him.
He is the one who looks away.
"Vivian said Kael would join me, but she didn't tell me why she brought me here in the first place."
"You'll find out when the one who instructed you here comes," he mutters and limps to a table next to the bed, grab
