9
Left Behind
Rafe
He staggered toward the spot where Miranda and Simon Escobar had stood only a moment earlier, but it was too late. They were gone, vanished into the air itself; obviously, Escobar commanded the same powers of teleportation that Miranda did.
How could she have gone with him? Did she really think that a fiend like Simon Escobar would keep his word and leave the Castillos alone?
Apparently, she had. Rafe had seen the despair on her face, but also the sudden resolve, the way her lips had pressed together and her gaze had gone steady, unwavering. She’d made that pact with Escobar because she knew they were outnumbered and outmatched. The Castillos had strong witches and warlocks among their ranks, but they couldn’t hope to fend off the dark warlock’s powers, or the evil
