CHAPTER NINETEEN
In human form, Zane returned to the hole where Henry and Jenae were waiting.
“Where’s Cyrus?” Jenae asked.
“He fell into a sewer stream,” Zane said. “The current took him. I have no idea where he is right now, but it would be a miracle if he survives.”
In the dim light, Henry and Jenae looked at each other sadly.
“Don't mourn for him!” Zane barked. “We are all in agreement. He wasn't. It's a good thing he's gone.”
It took him several tries to jump onto the bottom step of the well, but he caught the rusty step and hung on as tightly as he could while Jenae and Henry used his body to raise themselves onto the metal steps. Once they were all safely on the ladder, they shifted into rats, climbing nimbly over the spot where the steps had sheared from the wall, and up into
