Chapter Thirty-One“The doorway is appearing,” Emma exclaimed, relief flooding over the woman.
The others looked on, the girls laughing as the faint glow took hold in the darkened room. “Come on,” Jake urged. “Let's get through before our luck runs out.”
“What about Tamatan?” Wilf replied gravely.
“He said not to wait for him,” Jake stated a little too forcefully. He saw the older man's expression, the private investigator's shoulders slumping in defeat. “Let's get them through. I will go back through the door and wait for him.”
They bustled through the doorway, the familiar surroundings of Towan Point's lighthouse greeting them. “Jake,” Wilf began. “I will go back and wait for him. You have too much to lose.”
“No way,” Jake argued. “I'm not drawing straws against you. You must stay wi
