“Oh, great,” Liam sighed, rubbing the bridge of his nose as though he had a headache. “Two Chambers.” He looked them both over with a mix of curiosity, confusion, and annoyance as they approached him. Then he looked upward as if speaking to a deity above. “What did I do?” “Listen to me, monsieur. He’s …

Liam came through the scene with wide, mortified eyes. He stood in the middle of the hall observing the damage, taking in the acrid smell of rot and sewage mixed with blood and death. Chunks of ice slowly glided across the floor. The white-clad corpse lying near the stairwell caught his attention, as did Tayane’s …

Marielle made a soft sound and turned onto her side, grabbing a pillow and holding it against her body. Then she stretched toward the headboard, yawning as her eyes slowly opened. It took a minute, but she remembered where she was and looked to her right. Vincent was staring at her, eyes still warm and …

Vincent smiled proudly at them from the observation window, then came back out into the lab, hands in his pockets. “Now, if you all don’t mind, I need to sleep,” he announced. He went to Marielle. “Will you be okay?” “I’m going to spend some time with Austin today,” she admitted, and waited to see …