Mallory started to tell Deneg he should have shared all the details with them, but decided it didn’t really matter because they’d have helped Deneg raise the money to rescue his brother anyway. She turned to Ryan. “What’s the time?”
“One thirty.” Ryan returned the pocket watch to his belt pouch.
“Are you sure?” It had felt far longer than twenty minutes to her.
Ryan grinned. “Yeah, I’m sure.” He turned to Deneg. “Can we get off the tiles now?”
Deneg nodded, heading out of the room to wait for them in the corridor.
Mallory was the last one out and she gave the room one more look over her shoulder before she stepped out and closed the door. They had another three rooms to face. She tried not to sigh.
Ryan slipped his hand in hers, stepping close. “You okay?”
She nodded. “Yeah, but the
