Buried Bloodlines

MAEVIA

The vault doors slammed shut so hard the sound shook the stone beneath my feet. Heavy iron locks shifted into place from the outside while Malakai's voice echoed through the chamber like he already knew there was nowhere left for us to run.

"Well," he drawled coldly, "this saves me the trouble of hunting either of you."

I stepped away from Jace immediately.

Every instinct in me screamed not