The message on Whitmore's phone remained glowing in Lucien's hand. Seraphina felt her heartbeat quicken as the final words settled into her mind.… The person who killed Whitmore is already inside the elevator behind you.
Lucien turned slowly toward the elevator doors. Marcus reacted immediately and stepped forward; the elevator indicator above the doors glowed softly as the number descended toward the parking level. Seraphina held her breath while the number dropped from four to three.
Lucien's voice remained calm. "Step back."
Seraphina moved a few feet behind him while Marcus positioned himself slightly to the side of the doors, and the elevator indicator changed again to two. Seraphina felt tension tightening in her chest; someone could be standing inside that elevator, someone who had just murdered Harold Whitmore.
The number changed again to one.
