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Chapters (68)
  1. Biding Time
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Prologue
  5. Chapter One
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. Chapter Twenty-Six
  32. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  33. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  34. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  35. Chapter Thirty
  36. Chapter Thirty-One
  37. Chapter Thirty-Two
  38. Chapter Thirty-Three
  39. Chapter Thirty-Four
  40. Chapter Thirty-Five
  41. Chapter Thirty-Six
  42. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  43. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  44. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  45. Chapter Forty
  46. Chapter Forty-One
  47. Chapter Forty-Two
  48. Chapter Forty-Three
  49. Chapter Forty-Four
  50. Chapter Forty-Five
  51. Chapter Forty-Six
  52. Chapter Forty-Seven
  53. Chapter Forty-Eight
  54. Chapter Forty-Nine
  55. Chapter Fifty
  56. Chapter Fifty-One
  57. Chapter Fifty-Two
  58. Chapter Fifty-Three
  59. Chapter Fifty-Four
  60. Chapter Fifty-Five
  61. Chapter Fifty-Six
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. Other Titles by Lyn Gardner
  64. Going on Red
  65. Choices
  66. Born Out of Wedlock
  67. Give Me A Reason
  68. Mistletoe

They took their time as they strolled down the driveway, and coming to a path off to the left, Max turned, and Bennett followed, leaving the illumination from the overhead lights lining the drive behind them.

“We take seeing in the dark for granted now, but at the time, it was as frightening as it was fascinating,” Max said, aimlessly looking around. “After I awoke, it wasn’t until I saw the lantern across the way, its glass broken and the remaining oil puddled beneath it, when I realized I could see. There were no streams of sunlight sneaking through crevices, no change in our situation or location, yet now dark had become light. By the looks on the others’ faces, they were equally confused, and I suppose all of us were in shock, for we said not a word as we crawled over to the shaft and made our way down toward the entrance.”

“Oh, Christ…no,” Bennett said in a breath.

Max sighed. “Yes, I’m afraid so. Ramiro and Topher clambered to get outside, most likely driven by fear and perhaps a bit of claustrophobia…and a moment later, they were on fire.”

“Jesus.”

“Huddled inside the entrance, we watched in horror as they were engulfed in flames, their shrieks going silent within seconds as their bodies turned into ash,” Max said, shaking his head. “We all pushed ourselves into the back of that small cavity, bewildered by what had happened and terrified we would be next, but Etienne…Etienne had already figured it out. He crept toward the entrance and held out his hand, allowing a thin stream of sunlight to cross it, and when his skin began to burn, he snatched it back, and we had our answer. Sunlight was now our enemy.

“I don’t remember moving or speaking for the rest of that day. Wedged between Yannick and Kerwin, I sat there, trying to wrap my head around what had happened. It was pointless, of course, just the musings of a confused man, and it wasn’t until sunset when the hunger started.

“I could see it in the others’ eyes, too; a craving, a need, and it was as undeniable as it was chilling. It wasn’t for food, and it wasn’t for water, but what it was for…what it was for, we didn’t know. We only knew that it was outside the cave, and we had to leave.