Chapter 46:
Kael stared at the screen.
The phone kept ringing. Loud in the quiet room.
"Answer it," I said.
"Ella—"
"Answer it, Kael. Before he hangs up."
Kael swiped the screen. Put it on speaker.
"Hello."
"Son." Marcus's voice was thin. Tired. Not the voice of a man in control. "I don't have long. They're moving me tonight."
"Who's moving you?"
"Silas's men. They've got me in a house on the east end. I don't know where. I've been blindfolded for two days."
Kael's jaw moved.
"Why are you calling me?"
"Because I'm going to die tonight. And I'd rather die talking to you than die talking to him."
The room went cold.
"Marcus—"
"Listen to me. Don't talk. Just listen."
Kael went quiet.
"Silas has been planning this for twenty-five years. Since before you were born. Since befor
