Surprise Invasion II

That rules out my twelve-inch wingspan, Benedik grumbled. I am going in by the back wall three shops down.

Damonq’s heart clenched hard in his chest. He knew that entrance--or more precisely--exit. Darkness had used it after he had impregnated Elina.

Be especially cautious. That leads directly into Darkness’s private lair.

He moved into the pile of debris, floating in the steady breeze down through the crevice and into the hallway of the underground city. Rock and dirt covered the floor in great impassable mounds.

One rock blocked the door to the chamber where May, Liv and, farther back, Val had been held. Live experiments with children had been conducted there.

Children were fed to the flesh-eating puppets Darkness had created. Most of those children had been alive at the time.

In hunt mode, he was grateful he'd put some distance from his emotions. As it was, the place turned his stomach and sorrow slipped in. He began to drift away, more than happy that there was no sign of Darkn