“Oh, child,” she said softly. “It’s very real. And very dangerous too."
I stepped closer. “I don't know if you've heard about what happened earlier. Mia was attacked this morning while she was on a run. She's in the hospital as we speak, and I think it’s linked to the men who attacked her. She said they had this mark. Is it a cult or something?”
“It’s not a cult,” Agatha interrupted. “It’s something darker and older. Much deeper than what you think.”
Silver blinked. “You know exactly what it is?”
She sighed and turned the book toward him. “This mark has been used for several purposes back in the day. One of those purposes was soul binding. This mark ties a person’s soul to a promise—a blood oath, sworn in silence, to the Hollow King. You won’t find that name in most books. He’s been er
