CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
“What does the note say?” said Simon as I read it. “Who is it from?”
I crumpled the note into a ball in my hands. “Jackson. He kidnapped Helena right from under our noses.”
Simon’s eyes widened in surprise. “Wow. Okay, maybe he really is a child of Raith.”
“It doesn’t matter,” I said. “He also wrote down the address where the Children of Raith are going to be tonight. Said if we ever wanted to see her alive again that we should go to that place.”
“This has the word ‘trap’ written all over it,” said Simon. He shook his head. “I wouldn’t go for it if I were you. Too dangerous.”
“But Helena is my client,” I said. “I promised her I would keep her safe. No way can I just abandon her like that, even if this is a trap meant to ensnare us.”
“Shouldn’t we bring help, at le
