“Okay.Get to safety.”
“What about you?”
“I have to find him.Where are the sessions held?”
“First floor.”
“All right.Stay here.If something happens to me, tell him where I’m at and what Elgene said.Okay?”
“Okay,” Gabi whispered, clearly upset.“Please.Be safe.”
Adalyn hugged her.“It’s going to be okay, Gabi.”
There wasn’t any smoke, so she felt safe enough to use the elevator.The entire castle was so huge there were multiple levels to travel down.As she waited for the car, she couldn’t help but tap her leg, her anxiety rising with each second.Once she reached the bottom ground, she stepped into a hazy cloud of smoke.
“You have to exit this way, miss.”
She spun.A man wearing the palace’s crest on his upper right side told her he worked there.
“Could you please tell me where everyone convenes for the first session?”
“There is a fire detected.You must—”
“Tell me!”she yelled.“I must find Lord Huntley.He’s in trouble.”
His brow creased.“Um...”
“Please, otherwise I’m running blindly.”
He pointed.“Down this hallway, all the way to the end.Make a right.But they might have exited through the courtyard.You can’t miss it.”
“Thank you,” she said.
Adalyn took off following the directions, all the while telling herself she probably was making a mountain out of a molehill.The little voice in her head, however, was sounding the alarm.She picked up speed, feeling something horrible settle in the pit of her stomach.She passed vampires but didn’t see Gareth.
“Miss Adalyn?What are you doing here?There’s a fire.”
She stopped and turned.This was Elgene’s vampire, and it sent a chill down her spine.
“Lord Latterly,” he supplied.
“Right,” she said.“Have you seen Gareth?I mean, Lord Huntley?”
“I thought he received a missive from you.”
Warning bells went off.She shook her head frantically.“Did he say where he was going?Or did you see where he went?”
He studied her.“What’s wrong?”
“I just need to know where he went.Please.”
He jutted his chin in one direction.“Gallery.Looking for you.”
“Where is that?”
“I’ll take you,” he said.
“Okay, but please, we need to hurry.”
