The demonic voice faded, but its words continued to echo inside their heads like a curse that had already taken root.
For several long seconds the circular chamber remained deathly silent. Then the panic erupted like a dam breaking.
Tyler was the first to lose control. He lunged toward the sealed doors again, slamming his fists against the heavy oak. “Let us out, you sick f**k!” he roared, voice cracking with raw terror. “This isn’t real! This can’t be real!”
Khelani backed away from the glowing altar until her spine hit the cold stone wall. Her dark skin had gone ashen. “We have to get out of here,” she whispered, eyes wide with horror. “I don’t care what it says. We are not doing this.”
Chelsea’s hands shook as she clutched her phone, trying desperately to find a signal. “There’s no
