The hallways were filled with scars and burned patches where fighting had taken place. It was quiet, too quiet. There should still be signs of battle or even just men trying to search rooms for intruders. Each set of hallways should have guards stationed at them, and yet there was no such activity on the first floor.
The attack felt too coordinated. Every weakness had been exploited, and it bothered Lucas, they had made it to the office. It was as if the enemy knew the layout of the estate and all its secrets. With the estate in the state it was in, he worried Eva might not be safe in the secret passages. However, she would never forgive him if he did not check on their children first.
