AriaThe iron stink of blood, stale water, and rust clings to the underground corridors of the Citadel prison.The steps go down, further down than I thought was possible. It feels like we’re sinking into the waiting mouth of an ancient beast, and when the stone steps finally end, we're met with a long dark corridor.My shifter eye sight turned what should have been a pitch-black hallway into a dim, quiet passage.“I think they're taking the whole dungeon thing too seriously,” Felix whispers.“Think Aldren's got a hard on for being the villain?” Liam banters“Personally, I think he’s compensating for something,” Felix quips.“Definitely, micro penis energy,” I say.We pass by the first few cells, all empty and stained with what could be mud or dried blood. It's too old to tell, and I'm not trying to stop and find out.Hazel is here. Somewhere. I vow not to leave without her.Felix moves beside me in complete silence, his shoulders loose, expression passive and almost pleasant beneath
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