CHAPTER EIGHT
hollow discovery
In my car, my work phone and the burner from Rupert both have missed calls and texts. My head spins—I know for certain no one has found Finan, not if what Iona says is true, that Jacinta’s brothers have him and not the Dea Vitae weirdos. But that means he’s still out there, in grave danger, and I have willingly made a deal with the devil.
I listen to the voicemails from Rupert, his worry and fatigue obvious. No new updates. Checking in to make sure I’m all right since I disappeared from town hall. He adds that he knows I’m up to mischief since Harmony told him I was going out to the cabins to retrieve something for him, despite no request on his behalf for me to undertake any such task.
But first, Mt. Magnus. I text Rupert: Will be back in a bit. Just nee
