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  1. PREFACE
  2. Full Page Image
  3. ONE
  4. TWO
  5. One week ago
  6. THREE
  7. Present day
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. FORTY-SEVEN
  52. FORTY-EIGHT
  53. FORTY-NINE
  54. FIFTY
  55. FIFTY-ONE
  56. FIFTY-TWO
  57. FIFTY-THREE
  58. FIFTY-FOUR
  59. FIFTY-FIVE
  60. FIFTY-SIX
  61. FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. FIFTY-NINE
  64. SIXTY
  65. SIXTY-ONE
  66. SIXTY-TWO

A satisfied smile flickers on my lips—ah, but it feels good to be independent for once. Sadly, looking back, there have been very few instances in which I had any type of freedom. My childhood had been defined by the hacienda and my lowly status. After that, I married Nikki, and despite it being the happiest period of my life, we were both trapped by our circumstances—Nikki caged by his illness, and me, his faithful companion.

But as I walk back to Thea and Cer, I stop in my tracks, my mouth hanging open in shock. Cer is holding the detached turnstile in his hand, out of Thea's reach. She jumps up in an attempt to get it, but she's no match for Cer's height. He seems to derive pleasure from baiting her, chuckling as he moves the turnstile around while Thea chases after it.

"Guys," I call out. "You can't just..." I trail off when I realize that my words will fall on deaf ears. "Here." I stop by their side, handing them each a ticket. "Now put that down and let's go."

It seems that soon I won't be the only one wanted by the police.

TEN

They squabble for a few more seconds before they dutifully follow me to the platform. The train is set to arrive in a couple of minutes, time I decide to spend by laying down some ground rules.

"Here's how this is going to work. You may be non-human or whatever you are, but we're officially a team, which means that what you do reflects on me, and what I do reflects on you."

"I know that," Thea starts to protest, but I put a hand up, stopping her.

"I'm betting everything on this game, and I'm not going to lose. That means you two need to cut it out and behave. Don't draw unnecessary attention to ourselves. Don't steal from people and don't destroy public property. Is that clear?"

They both stare at me as if I've grown two heads.

"You're rather confident for someone who didn't even know what the game was about a few hours ago," Thea huffs aloud.

"Maybe." I shrug. "But I know what I want. It doesn't matter what I have to do to get it."

"So now you believe the underworld is real." She smiles.

"Is it, is it not? I don't really care. As long as there's a chance for me to get my husband back, I'm going to take it—be it real or imaginative."

Thea nods slowly as she regards me.

"Fine. But I'm not the only one who has to behave," she says as she narrows her eyes at her brother.

Cer grunts, but he doesn't give any verbal assurance.

"Good. And since you're not familiar with how things work around here, please ask before you do something."