Dakota didn’t take the time to explain much. Hope wasn’t stupid. She knew, on some level, about the weird things that had been going on in the world—just like everybody else now—and more importantly, she understood that her brother was somehow involved. She noticed the glowing necklace he wore, along with the other inactive ones. She’d seen the video from New Orleans. And without a shadow of doubt, the conversation before Madera’s death in combination with her painful hours in his company helped clarify the connection between the two of them. Despite all that, he could tell she still had a few big questions and was simply waiting for the right time to ask. What was he doing killing people? Didn’t he know how dangerous that was? And what about Kenna? Was he really okay with letting her car

