Soren pushed himself off the floor and forced his legs back into a sprint. The chaos in the lobby was deafening, but his focus was entirely locked onto the Tether Bond pulsing inside his mind. Thanks to the mental link, he could pinpoint Ethea's exact location, but the sensation sent a jolt of panic through his chest.
She was moving downward at an alarming speed.
'The elevator?'
It was the only logical explanation, but his blood ran cold. The dragon's breath attack had just rocked the entire foundation of the complex. Elevators and structural damage were a fatal combination.
Activating Quick Step, Soren became a blur, his boots barely touching the cracked tiles as he bypassed the stairwell and lunged toward the elevator bank.
