Rafael immediately raised his weapon.
"Noah."
"On it."
The guards spread out.Aria looked toward the darkness.Another sound coming from that.
Someone was walking between the shelves.
Rafael grabbed Aria's hand.
"Behind me."
This time she didn't argue.The footsteps stopped.Then a voice echoed through the warehouse.
"You're looking in the wrong place."
Everyone froze.Rafael's eyes narrowed.
"Show yourself."
A figure stepped out from between the shelves.
An elderly man.He wore a dark coat. His face was partially hidden beneath a hood.
Noah raised his weapon.
"Who are you?"
The man looked at Aria.
"You're Sophia's daughter."
Aria's heart pounded.
"How do you know my mother?"
The man smiled sadly.
"I knew her before you were born."
Rafael stepped forward.
"Name."
The man ignored him.
Instead, he looked at the document in Aria's hand.
"You found the council list."
Aria's eyes hardened.
"Why is Marco's name on it?"
The man's smile disappeared.
