»» BOOK #3 of the X-MARKS: Shadows Series «« Valen and her friends have ended their long journey but all isn't as it seems.
In the care of their new hosts they find riches, fame and the watchful eye of Genevieve Vossler, the beautiful and mysteri...
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All this time, as we slept, as we ate and as we laughed, they were there. A whole city of people just under our feet. But why this couldn't be spoken aloud, Dimitri hadn't told me that part yet. That I would have to wait for, but at least for today, I would get to see the lower city with my own eyes.
Fingers tangled and chest pounding I walked the empty hall of the dorms waiting for the others. The last time I felt this lost I was wandering through the center and twice as small. Although I didn't feel any different than I did back then. This place with its sterile white walls and metal fixtures still didn't feel like home, and a part of me wondered if it ever would.
"You're never going to get anywhere moving like that," I heard a voice say behind me.
I turned towards the voice to see Mat, his head was tilted to his side without a care to be seen.
"Oh, it's you," I said under my breath.
Mat stood back, "Hey, you invited me."
"I know, I thought you were, nevermind-" I said bitterly.
Mat inched closer and smirked, "Who Nate?"
A teeth-rattling grunt forced it's way out through my clenched mouth.
"Well as you know -" Mat said and laughed, "A janitor's job is pretty serious business."
"Shut your face!" I said and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.
"What's wrong with you?" Mat said and pushed my hands back.
I brushed the wrinkles from my shirt, "You're not nervous?"
"What would I be nervous about?" Mat said and continued walking heavy on one leg, "From what Dimitri said, there are more than a million people down there. We're not finding anything."
"You mean anyone," I said and looked into his dark-circled eyes.
"Whatever," Mat said and waved his hand at me, "We'll be in there and out by tonight."
"For once," I said and walked ahead of him, "I hope you're right,"
We continued on. The lights above the doors smeared faster and faster in the sides of my vision until we reached Valens door.
"I'll knock," I said and stepped forward.
As my hand hovered over the black box of the door, I heard voices from the other side.
"It's not safe," the small voice said.
"It's too late now," Valen whispered, "I have to go."
"That's no reason to go," the small voice replied back.
"Well, knock already," Mat huffed from behind.
"I'm going to!" I shouted and turned my head to him.
