Chapter 17
Madeline and Tadgh ran in the dark. They charged through Mon Ciel's gate.
"Grandfather!" Madeline called out.
Nothing happened.
"Ayana Dee!" Tadgh called.
Still nothing.
"Sciphil Nine! Pete Chandler! Anyone, for f**k's sake!" Tadgh yelled.
The air thickened. The hologram of Richard Kelley appeared, his eyes bleary and his hair a mess.
"We’re a little preoccupied because of what you just did. Stop yelling, Tadgh," Richard directed.
“Shouldn’t you be thanking us for killing Juliette?” Tadgh said.
"Grandfather, we didn’t kill her, did we? Is she taking Ciaran now?"
"Madeline, you killed her presence."
"What does that mean, exactly?" Tadgh asked.
Richard wiped at his sweating forehead. “As a Sciphil, she won't die like a human being. The only way to end her existence is
