Chapter 166

"You tell him that if he wants to help Xavier, he needs to keep an eye out for people around him, see who's trying to get to him, and make a note of it. It could be shady."

"Good."

Edward was so interested in what I had told him that he did it almost at once and soon came back with a black face.

I asked. "What's wrong? Lyle isn't cooperating?"

"Yes," Edward said grimly. "As soon as I asked him to be on the lookout for people trying to get close to him, he told me there were two suspicious people."

Startled, I asked quickly, "Who?!"

Edward pointed to himself, then to me, and said, in a bad tone, "That's us."

What Xavier said was true. He said he would take me away the next day, and the next day he showed up.

I was ready, but I struggled symbolically and swore.

"Xavier, you son of a bitch! If you're going to send me out, don't y