Book Two: Chapter 119

Once any question was asked aloud, he automatically knew the answer. She had planned nothing. When he smiled, his teeth elongated into daggers, making him look very much like a hungry shark.

“I accept. You come willingly, and I shall never freely offer information on this home to my masters.” Oliver stomped his foot, sending cracks all along the surface of the reflecting pool. “So it is done.”

“Here I come, you fucker.” Beth looked up just as the ice broke beneath her feet. The cold swirl of water around her ankles was chased away by the tight, hot grip of Oliver’s hand on her ankle. Sinking beneath the surface, she locked eyes with Yuki, who had dropped her hand. Her right eye was nothing but a gray void that quickly spread across Beth’s vision, a gasp escaping her lips. The world came crashing in around her and everything became gray.

Mike. Her final thought was like a prayer, and then there was nothing.

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“What’s happening?” Mike asked, stumb