Elara POV
The three lords of Penumbra Syndicate, Claire, and I were gathered in the bosses’ office. What she had to say, for the moment, was for our ears only. Ash stood guard outside the door. He’d escort her back to her room when we were finished.
Claire sat in a lone chair in the middle of the room, her arms folded and leaning back, with us surrounding her. “5th Circle’s base of operations is in downtown Seattle. It’s one of those high-rise buildings. Members come and go, but pretty much anyone who’s head of a family has an apartment there, including Vexx. It’s also where they keep any and all important information.
“Vexx has been doing experiments in his lab there—mixing technology and magic. One reason I left is because he’s created this machine that is supposed to be able to locat
