The war room was a mess of maps and papers. Japan. Iceland. Brazil. Red pins marked places they'd been. Blue pins marked possible seal locations. Black pins marked bad guy activity.
"Fourth seal is in Tokyo, Japan," Jess said, looking up from her laptop. Dark circles ringed her eyes. She hadn't slept all night. "Fifth is Iceland. Sixth is in the sss. The seventh... I don't know yet."
"How sure are you?" Kai asked.
"Very sure. The magic patterns match. Tokyo is next."
Derek studied the reports. "Smith knows too. His messages talk about Tokyo. He's already sending people there."
"When?" Tamara asked.
"Could be there already. Could be on his way. We don't know."
Lilith spoke up from her corner. She'd been reading the old books. "If he gets a seal first..."
Everyone turned to her.
"He
