CHAPTER 39
JASE
Callen had tracked the crystal to an old, abandoned building that sat alone on the outskirts of a run down part of the city.
Scaffolding lined one side, spanning the several stories that towered above us. Windows were broken out, and graffiti painted everywhere, but there were a few hints at the apparent attempts someone had made to restore this building to life once upon a time. It reminded me of an old hotel from a different era. One that could have enticed royalty to stay within its walls, had the benefactor not run out of funds in the project.
The large, blacked out SUV’s we travelled in mirrored one another as they lined the street below, and as one we stepped out onto the concrete. My heart thrummed steadily in my chest, my breathing even, as I readied myself f
