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She looks up at me. Questions in her eyes. Awareness I can’t pretend isn’t there.
I release her. Step back.
“Watch your step. The floor gets worse from here.”
She nods. Says nothing. But her gaze holds mine for a beat too long before she turns back to the path ahead.
We descend deeper into the dark.
And somewhere in the tunnels behind us, something still follows.
Patient. Watching. Waiting.
Let him watch.I tighten my hold on my axes.Let him see what’s coming for him.
The woman beside me glances over. As if she heard the thought.
She doesn’t smile. But something in her expression suggests she agrees.
