Chapter 109

“Should we check it out?” I ask, this little niggle of suspicion working its way up from my stomach and into my chest. My heart pounds as I check my phone, pulling up the footage from the security cameras. There’s nothing there, but a quick rewind shows … My mouth drops open as both Zack and Miranda lean over to peer at the screen.

It’s Creed, rifling through my stuff, looking for my journal, finding my journal.

“Oh my god,” Miranda whimpers, slapping her hand over her mouth. “Creed, you fucking idiot.”

I push up from the dock, leaving my heels behind, and take off for the graveyard with the others following along behind me. Déjà vu hits me hard and fast as I come around the corner and find Creed lounging on top of one of the mausoleums with a horde of ghouls and ghosts surrounding him. Devils and demons, Miranda calls the Idols and their Inner Circle. She is spot freaking on.

Just like last year, I stand there with my heart pounding as Creed clears his throa