I couldn"t think of anything worse than what we were already facing, and the waiting caused me to pace anxiously. After what seemed like an hour, but was actually a mere fifteen minutes, the main building buzzer rang and Billy headed to the security panel to let Phil and Aris in.
Aris looked agitated and refused the seat I offered him. Finally, after circling the room, he said, “Vokkel contacted me this morning.” He looked at Billy and me mournfully. “He said that he summoned the surge of ghosts and he will unleash them on a large group, perhaps a school or office building, if we do not turn you over to him.” He looked at me directly.
“Oh my God,” Phil said as he dragged his hands through his hair. Billy ground her teeth audibly, and I looked at Aris with curiosity.
“Aris, who cares? If
