His Dark Obsession

28. In the Crypt

ZEDKIEL.

“Maybe if I can get in and try to see if something is stuck…” Zlahra says, falling to her knees and peering into the tiny opening.

“None of us are going to fit down there.” I say, unease filling me.

“And you may be the smallest of us all, but I think you forget that your ass is far from tiny.” Kash says bending down beside her.

“Piss off.” She hisses, shoving him right where he’s injured.

He curses as he clutches his shoulder and looks forward again.

“Force won’t work. The building is in ruins.” Ziahra says, looking up.

“Let’s try to pry it open.” I suggest, letting go of Evelyn’s hand as she steps back silently.

It takes the four of us to pry the sandstone entrance open, pulling and pushing the rocks that should have repositioned themselves.

I hear something crack and break and the stones begin moving again and we all move back.

“Thank the gods,” Ziahra says.

“More like us for getting it working. You were giving up hope, remember?” Kash reminds her arrogantly.

“I doubt you did any of the hard work. You’re pretty useless with that injury.” She taunts him back as she edges forward.

That darkness I can feel, the chilling, sinister vibe of this place growing stronger.

“Should we draw straws to see who goes first?” Kash mocks and exhales done with his antics.

Can he not feel the evil? He smirks as he pushes past me.

“I’ll lead.” He offers, brushing past Ziahra who was about to take her first step. He smirks mockingly at her.

“I do hope you fall and break that face of yours.” She sneers.

“You sure you want to ruin this face?”

What the fuck is with these two?

He confidently takes the first few steps. Ziahra steps onto the first step slowly, the stone crumbling from beneath her feet.

hand?” Kash asks,

a brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell me

scared of having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back. “Even the dead would rise to get away

you.” She snaps, giving him

growls, grabbing the walls for balance, and I hear Evelyn

then back at the entrance, the weight of the situation once again settling

falls quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade right

step in next, and

be ok.”

She nods.

stairs are never ending and I don’t let go of Evelyn, who is right behind

we reach the bottom Ziahra says a single word, and torches held in sconces come alive, bathing the

a quick glance around makes it clear that we

hell…” Kash mutters as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each

yet one is open, the

asks, and for the first time, I think I see

heads to the

breathes as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that

crypt? This screams dark

ancient arts something as

can’t really stop me…”

down here instead of her.” She shoots back, her eyes darting to the tombs. “That one there looks cosy and it

puts him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think I

when he notices the large black stone coffin that’s being strangled in dead vines of

got on the tomb… Was there a time

the air is heavy and suffocating

yourself in there?” Ziahra

really are coated

who knows what else, if you don’t shut your

stop fucking bickering!” I growl, my

aren’t helping with these two constantly at one

sighs and turns to the

“Gray…”

finally have a name

to give

forward, raising his head to acknowledge that