Chapter 636. Keep Walking, Until The Truth Reveals Itself

“Yes. If it really was Doña Dolores who took her, then why hasn’t she seen Dolores even once in all these years? Could it be that Dolores is nothing more than an invention?”

“Or maybe it was Black Hawk’s lie?” Sebastian suggested.

“No,” Caitlin shook her head firmly. “I don’t think Black Hawk lied. What he said might actually be true. But here’s the problem—since Black Hawk ended up in our hands, the mastermind behind him must know by now. They would also know that Black Hawk might betray them eventually and tell me the truth. Which means they probably moved my mother before we ever set foot on Ebonreach Isle.”

She rose to her feet, pacing as her thoughts sharpened. “Let me take this further. They captured my mother but didn’t kill her. That means revenge wasn’t the motive. It had to be about the codex.

“And suppose this woman we found isn’t my real mother at all. If she’s a plant, then the point of letting us ‘rescue’ her was to lead us here—to the moment my