Chapter 15
None of my attempts at rehearsing what to say had covered this. I couldn’t process it. I had to get back to the purpose of this meeting.
‘Grimm is looking for you. He said you were lost and he needed a living reaper to find you to reap your soul and return you to the Underworld. He said he would resurrect me if I agreed to become a reaper and search for you.’
‘Crafty bugger.’
For all the admiration in his words, Chris’s reaction seemed off. Even with sunglasses covering his eyes, I could see them narrow. He put his mug on the table and leaned back in his seat.
‘You haven’t told him you’ve found me, have you?’
‘Not yet.’
He visibly relaxed, his smile regaining some of its former vigour as he reached for my hand again. I dodged his hand by picking up my cappuccino, gulping
