FOURTEEN
JONAH ROWE
Of all the places Jonah had been during his life, none of them had been as depressing as Poveglia Island. If Hoia-Baciu Forest had been the home of forgotten monsters, then this accursed place was the home of forgotten people.
"Hey, you ok?"
Jonah dropped another match on the wood they had piled in the center of the room. "As good as can be expected, Reena. You?"
"Fine. I'm worried about Eva though." She poked at the fire with a stick. "She hasn't said much since we got here."
"You noticed that, too?"
"Yeah. I think it's the Joey factor." Reena glanced over the large room and then back to Jonah. "She was crushed by what you told me."
"I wasn't going to tell her." Jonah sat back as the flames erupted. "I only told Terrence and Spader when I called this morning, s
