Only, Bishop knew.
War was coming.
Their team was being called back.
As Lucian stood in the middle of the street, staring at the person not far away, it was when she dropped the hood of her clothing to reveal herself.
It was the white-blonde hair that gave it away.
In that moment, he knew.
Oracle was in Salem.
There would be more death and blood.
There always was.
I’m sorry, Lucian, I was trying to get here as fast as I could. He’s here. It’s about to get worse. The darkness has come for both of us.
It is coming for anyone who can stand in his way.
And Lucian dropped to his knees and screamed helplessly into the darkness.
Survival was the bottom line.
Death had found them.
* * * L I T T L E M O O N * * *
Across Town
Hidden Away
Friday Evening
The damage was done.
He’d managed to stop the goodie psychics before they could stop him. It had taken six months of planning, finding her, and digging in to lay the groundwork, but he had done it.
It did his heart good to know that Oracle was on the run, and that she was scared.
On top of that, Lucian Monroe was now incapacitated while he lost his tuner.
Oh, and that left only one.
Genesis Manning was at his mercy, and before everything was said and done, she’d fall too.
The sins of her family were about to come to light.
It was only a matter of time.
One down.
Two to go.
Then, he could avenge their deaths and take his rightful place in the static.
So.