Chapter 49 Forty Nine

• Lights flickered across the penthouse foyer as the sealed door creaked open. Sera, Lucien, and Maple moved as one every sense on alert. The air was cold, and their compressed breaths echoed loud in the polished entry hall.
• Lucien’s fingers grazed Sera’s back, encouraging, protective. She gripped his hand, feeling their partnership anchor her courage.
• From the shadows, a figure stepped into the light. Tall, confident, and unmistakably familiar.