Chapter Eighty

Elena felt her heart banging hard against her chest through the walk up to the sacred room. She was with Calhoun. He held her hand gently but firmly in his and caressed it to calm her nerves.

"It's okay. We would be done in no time."

"I know," she said, breathing nervously. "This is just a very huge step for me."

"You'll be alright." He replied, holding her hands firmly.

"Where is this room?" Elena asked, trying to cover her nervousness with curiosity. "We have been going up for a long time." They had passed Calhoun's and his parents' floors and had even passed floors she hadn't been aware of.

Calhoun looked at her drily. "We have barely been on the stairs for ten minutes. Are you sure it's not your nervousness that is talking?"

"I'm just curious." She answered. "I have never heard of this room since I started working here."

"That's because it's a sacred room. Even if you know of it, you are not to talk about it." He said. "And thinking of your workin