Darkness swallowed the corridor completely.
The emergency lights died all at once, leaving only distant sparks flickering from damaged wiring overhead.
Camille instinctively grabbed Dante harder.
His arm immediately tightened around her waist.
"Stay behind me."
His voice came low and deadly calm beside her.
The soft laughter echoed again somewhere ahead of them.
Female.
Smooth.
Unnervingly relaxed.
"Well," the woman murmured through the darkness, "this is dramatic."
Elena's expression sharpened instantly.
She knew that voice.
Marcus did too.
For the first time since arriving
he looked uneasy.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Victor's voice crackled faintly through the damaged speaker system.
"Why does every terrifying person in your lives sound attractive?"
Nobody answered him.
A faint clicking sound echoed through the tunnel.
Then suddenly
small emergency floor lights activated one by one.
Dim red lighting spread slowly through the underground corridor.
