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My jaw tightened.

“Old… black and white.” Another pause. “I don’t recognise the place. But…” His voice dropped. “I think you will.”

Silence stretched between us.

“There’s something written on the back.”

“What?”

“A location.”

“No message?”

“No.” He answered. “Just coordinates.”

I didn’t answer.

Malek spoke again. “I don’t like this.”

Neither did I. But all I said was. “I’m on my way.”

I pressed end and lifted my gaze. Rafe had been watching the entire time.

“What happened?”

I lowered the phone. “Someone left a package.”

Rafe’s expression hardened. “For you?”

I shook my head. “No.” I met his stare. “The Revenant.”

He went still. “What was inside?”

“A photograph.”

“What photograph?”

“I don’t yet.”

Rafe didn’t answer immediately. Then quietly…

“This stinks.”

I nodded once. “Yes.” Then I stilled. “But if it’s House of Ash… If it’s another survivor… If it’s connected to him.” I looked to the window where I last saw her. “I don’t have a choice.”

Rafe reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys. “No.” He looked me straight in the eye. “We don’t.”

Nyssa

The recording played out one more time. Screams filled Guild’s tiny office. I didn’t watch the screen anymore. I watched him.

He never looked away. Not once. When it ended, he set the phone down. “Where did the recording begin?”

I shook my head.

“Who filmed it?”

Another shake.