The iron door shook so hard the hinges screamed.
Someone on the other side slammed into it again.
Then again.
Dust drifted from the stone ceiling as the tunnel echoed with muffled voices.
"They're in here!"
"Find another way around!"
"Move!"
I lifted the lantern higher.
The narrow passage stretched ahead of us, carved through solid rock. Moisture clung
to the walls, and the air smelled of earth and rust.
Thomas Cross hadn't built a hiding place.
He'd built an escape.
"Eve."
She turned towards me.
"You stay between Mara and me."
"I'm not slowing anyone down."
"I know."
"Then stop treating me like I might."
A corner of my mouth lifted despite everything.
"I wasn't."
She folded her arms.
"You were."
Dani would've laughed.
Instead, I simply nodded.
"Fine."
She looked s
