“You’re on the right path there. He never cared about his twin,” Jonathan explained quietly. “I studied the seer before I hunted him. He would have killed his own brother to save himself—and he did.”
I was still stumped. “But still, why wait so long to show his face to the world again?”
Cass shook his head, tugging at his hair. “Maybe to build his power up again since he gave some of it away? I honestly don’t know why he would do that, though. He would have been fully powered again months later.”
Alaric scowled. “What does ‘turning dark’ really mean?”
“For a normal seer, not like me, it would mean he only cared about one thing. Himself. He would do anything, and I meananything, to gain his desires.”
“That isn’t much different than how he was before,” Jonathan sneered. “I had never met someone so twisted as him. He was evil incarnate.”
Poppy nibbled on her bottom lip. “It’s obvious he wanted us to figure all this out. But why?”
Theron’s eyes narrowed. “Because he wants us to know who is fucking up our lives. It’s feeding his ego. It’s all about him.”
Cass nodded. “We need to figure out his end goal.”
Theron walked forward, pointing at the assassin. “Get your men looking for Joshua. I want more of your people on this case. We have the bastard’s picture now. That should help.”
Jonathan dipped his head. “It’ll be my pleasure.”
One killer walked out of the room. His job set.
Brown eyes wide, Poppy muttered, “Is no one going to mention the guy inside the rock again? I know my father likes to bury people, but they eventually die—permanently. Rock man doesn’t have that luxury.”
Cass’s eyes glistened with intrigue. “Actually, I may go find him soon. I might have a use for him if I can crush the rock down enough for him to fully regenerate. When I have time, I’ll check it out.”
“When you have time?” Poppy sputtered.
“He’s been there for two hundred years. A few more days isn’t going to hurt.”
Her eyes narrowed. “That’s sick.”
“And so is my job,” he griped. “I’m busy.”
Alaric rolled his eyes and walked straight toward me. He pulled me into his embrace, growling, “I ordered you to leave the house.”
“I know. But I didn’t want to live forever without you.”
Dark brown eyes stared into mine. “Fool.”
I nodded and grinned. “Yeah, for you I am.”
