Chapter 27
Madeline looked at the empty space where the hillside used to be. The stone observer had spat out Tadgh the way he had Jo and her, and then his face crumbled away into a mound of sand and dirt and rocks. He must have been thousands of years old.
“No!” Jo’s cry sent her scrambling back to where Tadgh lay on the ground, glowing red.
The look on Jo’s face was heartrending. Madeline’s best friend hadn’t realized how much she loved Tadgh. She had never admitted it and had never shown too much affection. She had used the fact that Kyle had raped her and she would never be good enough for Tadgh as an excuse. One day, Madeline would probe the heck out of her friend for the real reason.
Madeline crouched to check Tadgh’s pulse. Jo grabbed her hand and pulled her back so hard that tha
