[Echo]
After we finished eating, Val and Harmony followed me to Victor’s office. We knocked on the door and were called in. Marius was there with a woman. She was sitting on one of the armchairs, leaning over the notebooks I’d gotten from Sean’s dad. This must be Lila.
She was thin, with long legs, dark blonde hair, and deep blue eyes, which seemed to be focused entirely on me as she stood up and gasped. Marius looked at her curiously. I wondered what had shocked her.
“Grace?” She whispered.
I looked at Harmony. She shrugged and we turned back. Lila stepped around the coffee table.
“They look just like Grace, Mary Kathrine, and Fenton Jr. Where did they come from?” Lila said softly.
“I’m Echo Nightshade. You’re Lila, right?” I asked.
“You sound just like Grace, too. You’re Mar
