Shadows of the Infernal

Previously

…“I’ll try,” she promised. She looked at the velvet box on the mantelpiece, no longer just an object of dread, but a puzzle, a key, a whisper from a forgotten past that was now inextricably linked to their present. The shadows were deepening, but for the first time since they’d unearthed the artifact, Maya felt a flicker of control, a sense that perhaps, just perhaps, understanding was the first step towards fighting back.