Chapter 62: Briggs

Mina and I made it down to the cellar after she made a couple of phone calls. She believed she had some resources that may help us. It didn’t take us long to realize what the summons was about when we met up with the others. Theo was helping to lower a ladder down to the exposed level below as Alpha Torin and Harmon were gathering lights.

“You coming down?” Theo asked me as he secured the ladder.

“Do you have to ask?” I said with a smirk.

I took a flashlight and followed Theo down. We ended up in a corridor. It wasn’t as tall as the floor above us, but we could at least stand up all the way. We had two options – left or

straight.

“Dad, you and Harmon go left,” Theo instructed. “Briggs and I will go this way.”

As we made our way down the stone hall, the whole situation started to feel familiar.

“This feels like the tunnels under the Onxycrown packhouse,” I

told him.

“Well, let’s hope there aren’t any traps down here then,” Theo -replied.

“They probably would have been triggered when we retrofit the cellar,” I said hopefully.

The place was less of a maze than the Onyxcrown tunnels, but

nothing interesting. It was when we came to a locked metal door that we stopped. The door

said.

and ran a hand over the surface, removing the layers of dust.

knots. “You grab

to the ladder. I left the cellar while Theo filled in the others. I dialed Kingston’s number. I had some questions

answers.

what do I owe this pleasure?”

were looking for something. I’m pretty sure you

a moment. He was weighing his

my anger. Starting a pi ssing match with him wouldn’t benefit

deeper connection to

something we didn’t. There’s a reason he put Ayla in Theo’s path. We’re still trying to figure out what that is, but I think we just found something that could prove that theory. If only I knew what that theory was.”

his interest piqued.

we’ve found another floor below,” I told him. “We came across a door with some of the same symbols I saw in the Onyxcrown tunnels.

you able to get through the door?”

to try cutting through it,”

going to take some time. I’ve got something to take care of here, but I’ll be

not how this is going to go, Kingston,” I

he insisted. “But if it is related, it could

“Tell me what the hell you took from the

“The Moonstone.”

I fell silent.

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