The Shadows we keep

r 3 -

rkness, her heart pounding in her chest. "Ry

ing kicking in. Ryan's last loc

tted Ryan's flashlight on

opped to her kn

his eyes. "Kate... I

yan sit up. "

d. "She led me here

ngs. They were in a clearing

etched into the tr

Oak," Rya

n tightened. "We need

ymbols began to pulse, dar

yan's voice

to Ryan, but

Kate s

choes

e, the symbols

dows cl

ed for Ryan, but he had

ed, her voice hoa

ees pulsed faster, th

ed, a text from a

e doorway in

ng, and she spotted a faint ou

oor

the doorway, h

bols on the trees flared, and t

rinthine corridor, the walls

f decay, and Kat

out, her voice ec

espo

, navigating the

filled with candles, their f

ure sat in a chair,

ispered, approa

slowly rais

heart

sn't

was twisted, its e

d in a voice that sent

one of

on her gun

er be one

d, its eyes glinti

see abo

lickered, and the chamb

, surrounded b

arkness. She heard footsteps echoing

d out, her voice ba

espo

y, gun raised, tryin

ared to life, castin

ood before her, its

Ryan," it stated, its

er gun tightened

ured to a doorw

" it said, its voice

if she should trust t

had no

to fin

d the doorway, he

he match extinguished, pl

orward, her han

t light appeared

called out,

illuminating a room fille

he center, hi

te rushed

his shoulder, Ryan'

thing that made h

s were bla

pered, his voice

been w

ed as she stared in

of it!" Kate ple

sent chills do

w, Kate. And yo

led. What had h

s arms, attemptin

n didn'

me," Ryan whispered, h

lready

grip ti

an! Fig

eyes locked

r leave this

oom began to sh

, losing her

, Kate found herself facing

is eyes gleaming with an

Shadow Walkers,"

felt heavy

she had

ised her gun,

s surr

utnum