rieked in a chaotic chorus. The pungent smell of burni

ed the steering wheel so hard his knuckles were bone-w

is head to look at the passenger

three ancient coins from her lap and slipped them back int

gic, of concrete and steel. He tried to rationali

in her eyes when she threw those coins. T

owing louder. Within seconds, cruisers a

he truck and rapped his knuc

ed down the window, his

for a statement. If not, back up and clea

" Byron said, h

ed around the shattered glass on the roa

ron kept stealing glances at Alice, his mout

sing trees. "It's just basic fortune t

. "Where... where did you le

n the Wallace's attic," Alice said

ow. The shock of the crash vanished, replac

up again," Byron ground out,

n caretaker and property manager for this place. The owner is overseas for the year, so he lets us stay in the servant's quarters and use the main floor. Don't let the size intimidate you, we're just keeping the dust off." It looked

anvas bag and pushed open

erstated luxury. But the air

eyes sat in a wheelchair near the fir

perfectly tailored bespoke suit

s brow furrowed into a deep, hosti

uck the hardwood floor with hi

stepped in front of Alice, shielding her.

manila envelope from the coffee ta

of high-definition photographs s

a dark room, viciously stabbing needles into voodoo dolls

hrank. But he turned to look at Alice, h

e. "She's a rabid dog raised by the Wall

ange, unfamiliar word floated to the surface of her mind, pulled directly from the original Alice's fragmented memor

," she sa