CHAPTER 238
The massive oak doors opened inward.
Vextral entered first.
Ezekiel followed beside him.
Only after the two kings had crossed the threshold did Drasco, Axel, Azmael, and the rest quietly fall in behind, the heavy doors closing slowly as the sounds of the night remained outside.
The moment they stepped inside, the heavy oak doors closed behind them with a muted thud.
The entrance hall opened into a cavernous space beneath a towering vaulted ceiling. Crystal chandeliers bathed the polished marble floor in warm golden light. Twin staircases curved elegantly toward the upper floors, while portraits of arts and landscapes from centuries past adorned the dark-paneled walls.
The mansion was every bit as grand inside as it had appeared from the outside.
