Two doors stood in front of them, but neither offered a way out. One led to an empty room. The other was teeming with venomous insects.

“Ivy, take a rest for a while,” Tristan said gently, placing Ivy next to Nova, who was still unconscious. Ivy tried to stay brave, but her worried eyes kept darting Nova.

Tristan couldn’t rest, though. Finding Ivy had given him a glimmer of hope, but now he needed to find a way out of this nightmare.

He searched every inch of the ...