CHAPTER 38: VOICES IN THE DARK
Darkness swallowed the underground chamber the instant the lights shattered. One moment the old subway tunnels beneath Chicago were lit by weak lanterns and flickering portable lamps, and the next they became a suffocating void where sound itself felt trapped. The whispers returned immediately, louder than before, slithering through the darkness like living things searching for cracks inside the minds of everyone present. Kevin’s wolf instincts erupted violently. Every muscle in his body tightened as if preparing for an attack he could not see. Around the chamber, the humans, wolves, and vampires who had gathered there staggered backward in confusion and fear. Some clutched their heads. Others dropped to their knees. Rwanda’s crimson aura exploded outward w
