Chapter 89

“Ooh, I’m so scared.”

Timotei, who had wandered over, smacked one of the bars, causing it to hum in vibration. “You should be. This man likes to take things apart and see how they work. And you? You are a thing to him.”

Lily frowned at the vampyr, who actually looked concerned. “Wait, you’re serious? You all are scared of this guy?”

A nearby Legion nodded. “He’s been around for centuries and we don’t know much about him. I worked with him once on a project. It was one time too many.”

“But on the plus side, he paid handsomely.” Deacon gestured at the building around them. “When I tell people I came from nothing, it’s true. But the Curator, well, he provides. This little experiment of ours was so interesting that he secured us several locations like this one, scattered across the countryside. A safe place for Legion to create his flock.”

Lily looked from Deacon to Timotei, then turned to the nearest Legion. “So, what, you’re afraid he’s going to drop by a