The gunshot echoed through the treasury.
For one terrifying second, everything disappeared into darkness.
"ARIA!"
Rafael's voice cut through the room.
"I'm here!"
He immediately found her hand and pulled her toward him.Noah shouted from somewhere near the entrance.
"Nobody move! They're trying to force us away from the documents!"
Another gunshot tore through the darkness.
A bullet struck the stone table.
Rafael pushed Aria behind him.
"Stay down."
Aria clutched the documents beneath her coat.
"I'm not losing these."
"I know."
His voice was calm, but she could hear the fury beneath it.
Then—CLICK.
The emergency lights flickered on.The treasury appeared again but the entrance was no longer empty.
Several armed men stood in the doorway.
And behind them...A man slowly stepped into the light.
Gray eyes.Dark coat.A faint smile.Aria's heart stopped.
Kael.
For years, he had existed only in photographs, documents and nightmares from the past.
