Eve
This could be another attempt. The last time something like this happened, three were left dead after the onslaught.
The Beast of the Night. The thought crashed against me, horror's cold tendrils wrapping around my spine. Was this a trap? Were they trying to lure us in by using Elliot?
We didn't know who was responsible for the kidnapping, but all signs pointed toward the Valmonts.
I tried to look up through the window, but the sky was hidden by branches, thick foliage, and the suffocating cover of darkness.
Hades was a bulldozer in motion — unstoppable, feral focus in his every breath.
The vehicle roared as it smashed through the underbrush, responding to his commands like it had a pulse of its own.
Rhea... I called out in my mind, barely holding it together.
I'm here, she answered, steady and strong. Whatever happens, we fight.
Suddenly, in the distance, an explosion lit up the night — a violent burst of orange and red that shook the ground beneath us.
