Emily's Pov Adrian shoved against the heavy door, but the thick metal pipe wedged outside held firm. Someone had trapped us inside the moment we uncovered the photograph, and whomever it was had already vanished into the surrounding darkness.Mason stood behind him, clutching the photograph and envelope against his chest. Neither of us knew how far the intruder had gone or whether they were still nearby.I wanted to go after whoever had done this to us. Every instinct in my body pushed me back toward the long dark corridor behind us."Not like this," Adrian said, reading my expression easily. "Chasing someone through an abandoned building we do not know, in the pitch dark, is how we lose the evidence. Or worse."He was right. I hated admitting that, but he was right."Out first," I said quietly, forcing my voice to remain steady. "Then we deal with whoever did this."Anger sat hot and heavy in my chest, but beneath it, something much colder was forming. Someone knew Kael had survived
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