Chapter 63

Victoria "Leo," I called, my voice strange even to my own ears. "There's something else here." He was beside me instantly, his presence solid and reassuring. "What is it?" "I don't know exactly." I moved toward the spot Ava was fixated on, letting her guide me. "But Ava's going crazy. She senses something—below us." When I reached the area, I dropped to my knees, running my fingers over the rough concrete. Nothing seemed unusual to the naked eye, but Ava's certainty was undeniable. "Here," I murmured, more to myself than to Leo. "There's something here." Leo knelt beside me, his larger hand covering mine as we both felt along the floor. Then—a subtle difference in texture, a nearly invisible seam in the concrete. "Tiny," Leo commanded without looking up. "Get over here with the pry bar." Within moments, Tiny was leveraging the heavy metal tool into the seam we'd discovered. With a grinding sound, a section of the floor shifted, revealing a hidden trapdoor. "A tunnel," Leo breathed, shi