Chapter 16
Rusalka Inn, Romania
Shockwaves hurled Elena and Alex onto the floor. He hit his head against the leg of the dresser, scrambled to his feet, and grabbed Elena.
“What is it, an earthquake?” Elena asked.
“Hell no, not with that sound.” He felt around his forehead for damage and decided there wasn’t any, except a possible lump in the near future. He didn’t take more time to consider.
They bolted.
Briefly, they caught in the door before he pushed her in front of him onto the porch.
They froze.
A blaze of light filled the gaps between pine trees that formed a barrier between the lodge and the cabins. “My God!” Elena said.
“s**t,” Alex repeated. “No, no, no. This isn’t happening.” But it was.
Streaks of fire haloed the trees and reached high into the night skies. Diminishing
