“Not your fault. Not mine either. The Order manipulated him into helping them. If there’s any explanation for why they released Carly and Gabby when they didn’t turn out to have what they were looking for, I have to believe it was Adrian. He may be looking to connect with a part of his heritage he’s been denied, but he’s not a bad kid. He wouldn’t want to see the girls get hurt or worse.”
“I hope you’re right.” She turned back to the board. “Care to add anything?”
‘The smell of seawater was really strong.”
“Didn’t you say that Lola’s magic smelled like that?”
“Sort of, but this was different. It didn’t feel like magic.” She arched a brow at my choice of words. “I don’t have time to explain what I mean. Just believe me that it wasn’t her magic.”
“Could it be someone else’s?”
“No. This
