The cry echoed through the underground city again.
Nora couldn't move.
It wasn't loud, yet every stone around them seemed to respond to it. The ancient towers vibrated, dust fell from the ceilings, and the people watching from the bridges began backing away.
Ethan stared into the darkness beneath them.
“There's a child down there.”
Mara's face had gone completely pale.
“No.”
Nora turned toward her.
“You said there were two.”
“There were.”
“Then who is the third?”
Mara looked at Nora, and something in her expression told Nora that the answer would change everything.
“I don't know.”
The Sovereign suddenly rose.
“That's a lie.”
Mara looked at him.
“You knew this would happen.”
“I knew there was a possibility.”
“You knew.”
The Sovereign's eyes moved toward the opening.
“The
