Chapter Nine
I dug for my phone in my bag as I left the casino. The screen read 4:17 P.M. There was no guarantee Raina was home — I had no idea what her schedule was as Headmistress of Veilside — but I had to try.
I punched in my passcode and tapped to fire off a text to Mallory, who’d mentioned something about magical items in the stories her mother used to tell her. Maybe if she and Raina put their heads together, they could point me somewhere.
>>Me: Hey, what are you doing this evening?
As always, Mallory answered immediately.
>>Mallory: I have class at six, but I’m just hanging out in the library at Veilside catching up on my homework until then. Why?
>>Me: Can you meet me at Raina’s house in the next five to ten minutes or so?
>>Mallory: I guess?
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