The ground opened beneath my feet.
I fell into darkness, debris raining down around me. The world tilted, spun, and then stopped. I hit something hard. Concrete. I was in a tunnel. The tunnels beneath the city. The ones Julian had built.
"Leon!" Lena's voice came from somewhere above. "Leon, are you okay?"
I pushed myself to my feet. Pain shot through my shoulder. I ignored it.
"I'm alive. Where are you?"
"Up here. The entrance is blocked. I can't get through."
I looked up. The hole I'd fallen through was gone. Collapsed. Buried under tons of rubble.
"Find another way down," I said. "I'll find you."
"Leon—"
"Find another way down. I'll be fine."
I started moving through the tunnel, my footsteps echoing in the darkness. The walls were damp, covered in moss and slime. The air was c
