CHAPTER 54 – Rachel

“Are you with the bad people?”

The voice sounded young and as my eyes adjusted to the dark room, I saw the shapes of two small figures huddled into the crawl space.

“We are not. We are here to stop them.”

Alden made a little humph noise, clearly indicating that he was there under duress. It was endearing and had the effect of calming me a little.

“My name is Rachel,” I crouched down so I was closer to their level. “Who are you?”

The...