Book Three: Chapter 115

“She’s at it again.” Naia pointed at the sky where a glowing crack had formed. “She weakened it earlier, which means it will be easier for her this time.”

“What do I need to do?” Mike touched the goggles on his head. They fit him perfectly, but he felt wrong wearing them. In his mind, they still belonged to Tink.

“There are three runes you must activate out in the front yard. You need the goggles to do it correctly, otherwise the house will kill you. Simple as that. Once you have activated all three runes, you activate some sort of control box in the yard.”

“Like a console?”

“Sure. Once that is there, you will know what to do.”

“Not gonna lie. This should have been a day two kind of discussion.” Mike blew her a kiss. “Maybe I’ll punish you for it later.”

“You had better be alive to punish me. Now go!” Naia splashed him, and he ran back into the house. The others had gathered in the front room, all of them looking at the front yard. Cecilia phased