Hayley’s POV

Having said that, she disappeared back into the darkness, and I was left standing there alone in the chamber, my heart now racing as fast as a horse through an obstacle course.

I hurried, wanting to get the words of warning about what would happen with the cult. Keep Aiden and Ethan close! I walked down its halls, my heart racing and a fire licking at the backs of my eyes.

It would mutate at each corner, but I kept on going without being discouraged. There was the pull from my bond to Aiden, a light in all this darkness.

In the end, I came to a crowded...