By the time they rolled into the bunker's hidden garage, Aria was giggling again, stealing a quick kiss before hopping out of the car. She looped her arm around his neck for another one, deeper this time, before announcing she was going to call her mother. Kaiden watched her disappear down the hall, getting a final smell of her fragrant hair as she left.
He was about to follow after her when his phone buzzed in his pocket. He glanced at the caller ID.
Nyx.
Kaiden's stomach dropped the instant her voice cut through the receiver.
Urgent. No-nonsense. No teasing edge.
"Kaiden! Basement!"
A chill sprinted down his spine. It was simply too much of a coincidence. The mission text, Maximilian's name, the grotesque cruelty spelled out by the system… could it already be happening? His mind spun with possibilities, every one of them bad.
