Chapter 57

A trio of rats pushed a trolley into the room. It had an empty aquarium on top and a pair of Styrofoam coolers on the bottom. Ingrid turned her attention to the setup.

“Is this holy water?” she asked, pointing at the coolers. The rats nodded, and one of them squeaked at Eulalie. The Arachne held up a hand to stop Aurora’s next question.

“They got it from your support team,” she said. “The ones prepping your next safehouse. I had them pulled from that location, just in case.” Eulalie immediately went back to her conversation with Aurora.

“Thanks.” Ingrid gestured at the aquarium. “Let’s get this set up.”

The Glutton ranted at them as they put the jar into the aquarium, setting it gently into the multicolored sand on the bottom. Tasia lifted the coolers and poured the water inside. Lily stood well away from the blessed liquid. When they were finished, Ingrid stepped back and crossed her arms.

“So if he tries to grow, jar breaks, holy water obliterates him