Vanessa was stunned into silence by Ryder’s revelation. Her expression changed from concerned to outright terror stricken.
“Who broke the seal?” she asked in a low voice.
“It was Leraje. He is still on the loose,” Ryder replied.
“We are going to need the help of the other Reapers if we are to stand any chance against the combined forces of Leraje and Andras.”
“Alice is dead. She tried to stop Leraje from breaking the seal of kings, but he wasn’t alone. He came with his legion of lesser demons. I tried getting in touch with Mortimer, but it seems he has disappeared without a trace.”
“So David is the only Reaper left?”
“It does appear so.”
David had made out from the partial conversation he had heard that something terrible had happened. He could no longer stay quiet and demanded an
