Sophie tossed the idea around for days. She wasn’t going to let any more harm come to Alyssalee. The only way to stop all of this was to stop him. Lucius had to be destroyed—the death of all deaths. And, so far, she was the only one who could do it. Her plan was simple.
In the commotion of the medevac team preparing Alyssalee for travel, she removed her crycenotaph from Alyssalee’s bag and placed it in Cole’s backpack. This would allow her to be wherever Cole was, and he would most certainly show up wherever they moved Lucius. In order to make all of this work, she would need to ramp up her manual dexterity. And this could only be done with practice. A lot of practice.
As much as she hated leaving Alyssalee during this critical time, Sophie knew she’d be safe with Cole and now Heather. A
