THE MAZE OF DECEPTION

h's words. Who was he, and how did he know her name?

eemed to bore into her soul. Aria felt a shiver run down h

ust me," he said. "I'm the on

s stranger, to believe that he could keep her safe. But another part

pocket and pulled out a small, leather-bound book. He flipped th

eyes locked on hers. "She wrote it before she di

fingers trembling as she broke the seal. The parchment

organization, one that had been hiding in plain sight for centuries. It

he crucial role she was destined t

finished the letter, her

emanded, her voice b

is eyes glinting

"And I'm here to help you unco

ing in his eyes that gave her pause. Som

?" Aria asked, he

nd for a moment, Aria saw

ber of the organization," he said.

n shock as Elijah's w

asked again, her voice

deep breath be

," he said. "She had discovered a dark secret, on

ng as she tried to p

" she asked,

cked on hers, hi

But we have to be careful. The organization w

of determination. She was ready to uncover th