Chapter 36

"So you're the ones that cleared the way? I was just on my way back..." Elara started, her voice trailing off as she looked from the simmering pot Emma Quinn was stirring toward Hugo Reyes. His black eyes didn't shift, fixed on her with a weight that made the damp dungeon air feel twice as heavy. "...but I wouldn't turn down a free meal now, would I?" Hugo didn't smile, but the tension in his shoulders eased by a fraction of an inch. He gestured toward a flat stone near the fire. "Sit. The...