The elevator descended in silence but neither of them spoke. Aria stood in one corner, anxiety squeezed hard at her as she clutched her phone so tightly her fingers hurt.
Across from her, Damien stared at the glowing floor numbers above the elevator door. The atmosphere inside the elevator felt suffocating. Having to share that small a space with a man with so many secrets was truly discomforting. He always left too many things unsaid. Aria glanced down at the latest message again.
TOO LATE.
It was a short phrase but it had managed to terrify her more than every hidden room, erased record, and mysterious warning she'd uncovered since moving into Blackwood Residences. The elevator dinged softly, the doors opened and the lobby appeared before them. People moved normally through the buildi
