Chapter Eight:The Hollow That Hunts

When Evangeline awoke, it was not in the sanctum... it was in motion.

She jolted up but then instantly regretted it as a sharp pain stabbed through her ribs like broken glass lodged beneath her skin. Her vision swam in hues of red and gold. The ceiling above her shifted with shadowed arches and golden inscriptions.

The sound of hooves and the smell of smoke and iron made her realize that she was in a carriage.

But not an ordinary one, it was shaped like a miniature cathedral on wheels - walls reinforced with runes that pulsed faintly with her heartbeat. Golden chains crisscrossed the floor, glowing with symbols she instinctively recognized as warding seals.

She would have voiced this out but of course she wasn’t alone.

The quads were also in the carriage, but she was in Xander's arms, with Lucien on his other side. Cassius and Selene sat across from her, arms crossed, face as still and sharp as a blade unsheathed.

“You’re awake,” Selene said coolly, as if she hadn’t just watched her b