Chapter 70
Ciaran turned around. “Don’t worry. I know, Madeline.” He held her hand so that they could move past Douglas’s body to the exit.
Stefan charged to the hallway and stood at the exit. But he was focused on the box and nothing else. It was as if he didn’t see anything. He pointed his gun at the lock on the box.
“No, you’ll damage the crucifix,” Madeline said. She didn’t want to be here in case the box exploded.
Stefan looked at Madeline. He nodded his head and smiled strangely. He looked strange—so strange it made her worry about what he might do next. His eyes filled with a strange combination of satisfaction and confusion.
He looked like a vampire, starved for blood, but now that he had found the blood, he didn’t know what to do with it.
They heard two loud bangs from outsi
