Lilith POV

My last memory is the secret passage swallowing us whole.

I was leading Grace through the darkness, my heart pounding with barely contained triumph. Every step brought me closer to victory. Once I got her to the hidden chamber, once she was secured where no one could find her—

'Just one more step. One more step and everything falls into place.'

The plan was perfect. Years of careful manipulation, of playing the wounded victim, of positioning ...