– Behind Them
The tunnel system stretched for miles.
Without Urban, they would have been lost.
But other dangers awaited in the darkness.
Every headlamp flicker became a phantom.
Every gust of air—a whisper of danger.
Still, they pressed on—step by step, breath by breath—
deeper into the mouth of the lion.
Then: footsteps.
Not theirs.
“Run!” Amalie shouted.