The Bloodline Betrayal Hidden Beneath the Cold Foundations of My Empire
I squeezed through the opening and pulled the door shut behind me.
I moved quickly, keeping my head low.
Every step felt heavy in the damp chill of the tunnel.
I could hear the muffled sound of voices through the thick brick walls.
Caleb’s mercenaries were moving through the corridors above me.
I kept my hand on my weapon, my thumb resting on the safety.
My mind raced back to Caleb.
Seventeen years of trust, wiped out in a single night of betrayal.
I had trusted him with my life, and more importantly, with the safety of my family.
Now, he was trying to tear down everything I had built.
I reached the end of the brick tunnel.
Ahead of me was a rusted iron grate that looked out into the old boiler room.
I turned off my penlight and crept forward on my hands and knees.
I pressed my face against the cold iron bars of the grate.
The room was lit by a single, bare bulb hanging from a black cord.
The light flickered, casting long, dancing shadows across the concrete floor.