Chapter SixteenThe drive to Edenton took several hours. All during the ride, Nathan continuously wondered why it had taken the Larkin Group so long to locate Crystal when he had done it in only a few hours. The answer, he decided, had to do with risk and exposure.
Mr. Larkin wanted Crystal’s body back for a new soul, one he could control, but he had to find her from the shadows. He had to limit any exposure of his group and the existence of all immortals from the public eye, which meant he could not simply call up a detective and ask for help. To do so would risk discovery or worse, would connect one of Mr. Larkin’s group with a crime — they had to have committed quite a lot of them. Probably listed on Interpol, as well.
Such a case might become a big news story. No government would inte
