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Lily shrugged.
Jack turned to Teague. “The girl knows how to find things. She has the gene. Her real name is Pillar Diaz and her information is in the files I sold you.”
“Did you find it?” Teague asked Lily. “The Infinityglass?”
“Say I did,” Lily mused, tapping one finger against her lips. “I wouldn’t be willing to tell Jack what I know, but I would be willing to tell you.”
“Why?”
“I want something in exchange.” Lily met Teague’s eyes and spoke clearly. “When I’m done giving you the information, Kaleb and I walk away. And while you and I are talking, Kaleb gets five minutes alone with Jack.”
Teague looked from Lily to me and back again as a slow smile spread along her face.
“Deal.”
o;You’re forcing her to search for the Infinityglass?”
“No. Waldo.”
Lily flipped through the maps as quickly as she could, the holograms lighting up her bloody mouth and bruised cheek.
“Why?” I asked. “It doesn’t exist.”
“Then why were you looking for it? Your father believed it was real.”
Lily’s fear escalated, and I caught myself before I said anything else. She hadn’t told Jack we couldn’t find the Infinityglass. That was probably the only thing keeping her alive.
“Dad doesn’t know what he believes anymore. You took the last five years of his memory.”
Jack’s focus kept returning outside, where the sunset flamed hot pink and lavender. “I should’ve wiped him clean.”
“Like my mother?” My rage tried to push its way through again, but Lily’s fresh panic kept it in.
He sighed and walked to the window, turning his back on us.
I caught Lily’s attention, and mouthed a single word. Lie.
It took her a second to grasp my meaning, but when she did, she regained control. I saw fierce determination in the set of her jaw and the straightness of her spine.
“Hey, I think …” She cleared her throat. “I think I’ve found something.”
Jack’s expression changed as he looked over at the map. She took it from the floating hologram to the touch screen, forcing him to move closer to her. “What?” he asked.
Partygoers cheered as they threw pumpkins into the fire for Pumpkin Smash. I took one step toward Lily and Jack.
“I think it could be in Memphis, not the Tennessee city. The Egypt one. It’s faint, but it was definitely there. It might still be there.” Her fingers moved furiously over the map.
I stepped closer, tensing my muscles, ready to spring.
“Egypt?” Jack said. “Why do you continue to lie?”
He raised his hand.
“No,” Lily argued, her eyes bright with fear. “Look, right there.”
Closer.
“Right where?” Jack asked impatiently.
