Chapter
Forty-One
OPHELIA
Ispin around, sure I heard Axl’s voice, but the bathroom is empty.
Yeah, let’s go to the diner down by the highway that does the waffles Kai likes. I think Ophelia is gonna need a good breakfast after last night, Xavier says.
I shake my head. The acoustics in this house are so weird. I can hear them as clearly as if they were standing right next to me, but Xavier’s in the kitchen, and I guess Axl must have joined him there.
You did make sure she had plenty to drink, right? We took a lot of her blood.
I smile at Malachi’s concern for me. But … What the hell? Malachi went to check on the pledges. This is impossible. Their voices are in my goddamn head.
Malachi goes on talking to Axl and Xavier, and I shove my fingers in my ears, hoping it will drown out thei
