~Valeria~
The secret passage was narrow as hell and dark enough to make my phone's flashlight look like a freaking candle. Michael held up this weird glowing stone thing, and honestly, it was starting to give me anxiety.
Please don't let there be spiders down here.
The walls had all these carved symbols that looked like they'd been there since dinosaurs roamed the earth. I dragged my fingers across one as we passed, and it felt warm. Weird.
"These are the marks of the royal guards. Your dad built the first line of defense here back then," Michael said quietly, his voice doing that hushed thing people do in libraries and creepy tunnels.
"As much as I care to know more about the wonders of my beloved father, can we move faster?" My voice came out shakier than I wanted. "My mom's up th
