I snorted. Nathan turned and gave me a sharp look, but it faded into concern as he listened to Max. "I have no idea what he would want with it. I know what I would do if I had it."

I joined him in the kitchen. I didn't know what I could do, other than stand beside him posing wordless questions with facial expressions and hand gestures. But at least I felt like I was doing something.

"Well, keep an eye on her. And let me know what you decide." There was a long pause. "We'll find out. Just stay put. Give yourself time to heal. Let us know if you need any help."

Time to heal?

"What the hell happened?" I demanded when Nathan hung up the phone.

He rubbed his eyes. He was just as tired as I was. "The Oracle popped into Bella again. Used her to break Max's knee."

"Is she okay?" It was an unnecessary question. If something had happened to Bella, I'd have been able to hear Max screaming over the phone.

"She's fine. It was nowhere near as bad as the last time. Well, for her, that is." Nathan went to the cupboard over the sink and pulled down a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream. "I'm going to make coffee. And I'm going to put a lot of alcohol in it. You want some?"

"Yeah, I could use some." I dropped into one of the kitchen chairs and plunged my fingers through my hair. It was only 2:00 a.m., but we'd spent the whole night inside and my internal clock was screwed. Even my scalp felt tired. "Well, we were expecting the Oracle to make another attack on them. They had to know it was coming, too. They're smart."

"Yeah, but Max isn't thinking logically. He wants to turn around and come back." Nathan slipped a filter into the coffeemaker and reached into the refrigerator for the can of coffee. "I almost wonder… "

"Wonder what?" Usually, if Nathan had a hunch, he was right.

He smiled and shook his head. "Nothing. I'm tired. My brain is misfiring."

Once the coffeemaker was merrily dripping away, he headed toward the living room. I grabbed his arm as he passed. "I can't face all those books without liquid fortification. Sit with me a minute, take a break."

Reluctantly, he took the other chair. "Bella did have more information for us. The Oracle is going to a place called Danvers. And she sent a care package to the Soul Eater. Bella thinks the Oracle sent him her heart."

"Why would she do something like that?" Truthfully, I was surprised she even had it. It seemed someone at the Movement would have taken it from her, in case she ever got loose. Right now would have been fine. But it wasn't the first time the Movement had dropped the ball. "Well, let's look at a map of Massachusetts, see if she picked Boston for a reason."