His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

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.

to hold your hand?” Kash asks, looking back

cocks a brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell me you’re scared?” She frowns,

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

push you.” She snaps, giving him

walls for balance, and I hear

entrance, the weight of the situation once again settling over

quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade right behind

in next, and

to be ok.” I tell her.

She nods.

don’t let go of Evelyn,

word, and torches held in sconces

around makes it clear that we are not just

Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal,

open, the lid leaning against

me in there?” Evelyn asks, and for the first time, I think I see fear in her eyes as she

as she heads to the altar that overlooks the twelve

Evelyn breathes as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that

doing magic in a crypt? This screams dark

call the ancient arts something as cheap as

stop me…”

to the tombs. “That one there looks cosy and it has

looks where she pointed, and I think just picturing that puts him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s gone as fast as it

large black stone

cobwebs and critters.

time when this place breathed any bit of life

deep beneath the surface, the

Ziahra remarks, as she

are coated in sugar,

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

stop fucking bickering!” I growl, my eyes flashing red.

stress I’m feeling aren’t helping with

turns

“Gray…”

have a name for him.

wonder if I’d have to give him one for her

head to acknowledge that

to make sure to carry out everything exactly how I