“Reaper’s Hollow?”
“Yes. That’s where I first met your mother. I ran into her a few times there, and she told me she worked at the grocery store in Tarrytown. I was trying to decide what to do. I knew my parents would find a way to keep you safe. But me… there was no way I could go back to Los Angeles even if I wanted to. It was a chance, trying to send you back. If you stayed with me, there was no telling what would happen to you. The Archs could come for both of us.”
Ru was confused. “So, you wanted to send me to Nana Sue and Grandpa, but you didn’t know for sure what would happen when I got there?”
Her mother slowly nodded her head. “I had written them a letter, warning them that the Archs were after you and that I’d put a cloaking spell on you. It was cryptic, of course, in case Lid
