Chapter 143

CALIFF

My nose was healed, but Kain went overboard with the blood on my shirt, my face, and around the wrists. It took us a while to go to his rendezvous by foot, where he parked his car.

“This cuff and collar?”

“I altered them. It doesn’t have silver, but once we reached his compound, I had to keep it to maintain my cover and put you in a cage. And you have to play along with our charade. Don’t ever break the character.”

I snorted. “What could go wrong, right?”

“Silver hurts me, too, and gold, that’s why I had to use gloves.”

“And what’s with the sunglasses?”

“Protection from the cameras. My eyes flare.”

“Yeah, right.” I nodded even though the plan was flawed, and there was a great chance Kain would turn against us.

“You have to act and make this believable.”

“Don’t worry. I got it covered. I was once an undercover for months, so I know how it works.” I looked at the woods. Lyon signaled to find a good spot to scout since