Chapter 29
A shadow gradually stretched in from the floor, growing large and grotesque. A cold wind swirled around the newcomer, shrouding him in an aura of darkness. Maya looked up, accessing this person's information from the connected Charles's memories. Christopher, cousin to Dorothy and Charles. Thirty-seven years old. Currently Deputy Director of Finance for City 5. He appeared frequently at the Brown estate, usually in the role of the caring elder brother. Always wore a warm smile, busy with trivial matters despite his own demanding schedule. To Charles, fatherless, Christopher had been like a father. Yet this same man now wore an unusual expression, one of extreme excitement. *"Charles, cousin has been looking everywhere for you. So you're here?"* He smiled, advancing step by step. "Ch
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