Latvala Royals~Darkest Hour by Danielle Bourdon

Author:Danielle Bourdon [Bourdon, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07HLBWJPG
Publisher: Wildbloom Press
Published: 2018-09-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Elias led the way through the gloomy hallways in silence. He stayed close to the walls to reduce his chances of becoming a target, moving swiftly toward the doorway that would lead them to the dungeon. His flashlight beam picked out the archway ahead only minutes later.

“As quietly as we can,” Elias whispered to Eliana and Erick before opening the door and starting down. He’d been to the dungeons so many times that he could have navigated the landing and stairs blindfolded. Because Erick and Eliana were not so well versed in the layout, he left his flashlight on despite the risk of someone seeing the glow.

His boots landed with eerie precision on every stone step. When he came to the second door at the bottom landing, he was glad to see it closed. That reduced the risk of anyone seeing his light too soon.

It dawned on him that the abductors—if they were using the dungeon as their hiding place—wouldn’t know the caverns and tunnels half as well as he did and that they would be forced to have flashlights of their own. That necessity negated the need for him to proceed with his light on.

“They’ll have lights down here. We’ll use that to guide us rather than our own flashlights,” Elias said. His beam died. Eliana and Erick’s followed. The way ahead was pitch black.

“You have an idea what area they might be keeping her?” Erick asked.

“I think they wouldn’t have gone farther than they needed to. Which means they’re probably in the first big cavern on the right after we go through the door,” Elias said. He put his hand on the knob.

“And if they didn’t bring her here?” Eliana asked.

“I think we’ll know sooner rather than later. We won’t waste time searching the entire dungeon and all the tunnels. That would take hours. If they’re not in the first sets of caverns, then we’ll retreat and head back upstairs. They’ll have her somewhere else.” Elias gave Eliana and Erick a few seconds to adjust, then opened the door.

He cringed inwardly at the faint creak of an ancient rusty hinge. The hardware, hundreds of years old, did not discriminate between friend and foe.

Voices floated across the cavern.

“Did you hear something?” someone said.

“You’ve been asking the same question for a half an hour. No one is out there,” another voice replied.

Elias halted, refusing to move the door another inch. He made a gesture with his hand toward the right and the arched entrance to the cavern that he’d thought would be the best holding place for Emily.

It appeared the abductors were in there after all.

Elias brought his weapon up and waited until Erick and Eliana were similarly prepared before gliding along the curved wall toward the arch. He went as quietly as he could, using the light spilling from the cavern as a guide. Rather than wait for the right moment, he rounded into the room, gun leading.

“Don’t move!”

Four men in earth-colored camouflage glanced at the door, clearly startled.

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