THE SECRET UNVEILED
A steady drip echoed in the darkness.
Flora sat against the cold stone wall, her wrists sore from the bindings, her mind racing. The room was damp, filled with the scent of mildew and something else—something she didn't want to name.
Adrian.
She clenched her jaw. He was still out there, facing whatever hell Kade had prepared for him. The thought made her stomach twist.
"You look troubled."
Flora's head jerked up.
The voice was low, husky, and almost amused, and it came from the shadows.
Her eyes adjusted to the dim light, and she finally saw her. A woman—tall, slender, with dark hair interwoven with threads of silver, and eyes that gleamed in the low glow of the single overhead bulb.
Flora's shoulders tensed. "Who are you?"
The woman stepped forward; her movem
