me back to the diner. “Hello, Fiona?”
“Sorry. It’s not just about Charlotte. It’s about taking down that bastard for what he’s doing. Murder, prostitution and defrauding innocent people who work hard for their retirement. He’s a real asshole. I might hate him more than I hate Cagliostro.”
Rocco studied me carefully, rolling that stupid matchstick around between his pursed lips. “You’re forgettin’ something, Farrow.”
“What’s that?”
“The Scroll. While all of that horseshit Lucius is doing ain’t right, the Scroll has to be your priority. As long as he has that, he has the power to keep doing what he’s doing and more. You understand?”
“Well, yeah. Of course the Scroll. That goes without saying.”
He shook his head. “Nope. That never goes without sayin’. Got it?”
I nodded. How could I argue with that logic? After all, it’s what I was born to protect. The Light.
twelve
The three of us cloaked ourselves to get past the security guard in the lobby of IP Montgomery. But we’d de-cloak when we got to Diamond’s office. He’d be able to see us anyway. We weren’t afraid to soldier into his office because we were stronger together.
But when we got midway through the lobby, a shrill sound raked across our ears. The vibrations rattled our Armor, immediately malfunctioning our cloaking mechanisms and leaving us exposed to everyone. So when we headed for the elevators, the good old security guard halted us in our tracks.
“I know you’re not Miss Hoffman and I know you don’t have an appointment,” the guard said, glaring at me.
“She’s with me.” Rocco held up his badge. “We’re here to ask Lucius Diamond a few questions.”
“I’m afraid I can’t let you go up without an appointment.”
“Why make this harder than it has to be? You know I’ll just go get a warrant. Don’t make me go out of my way.”
“Sorry, but looks like you’ll have to get that warrant. I have strict instructions. And I’m not about to lose my job.”
The guard called over his buddy and the two of them escorted us out of the building.
“We could use our speed to run past them,” Julian suggested, always looking for an opportunity to use his extraordinary speed. He was faster than either of us. Rocco and I shrugged.
“Sure, why not? But try not to lose us,” I said.
We stood back and waited. A group of sharply dressed bankers strutted up to the entrance and once the doors were open, we jetted past them and into the building. But the moment we touched the lobby floor, our boots stopped working. Lucius Diamond had some sort of intense protection spell over the entire lobby.
The guards came at us with their hands on their guns. I didn’t want to test out whether or not our Armor was completely shut down and wouldn’t be able to withstand a bullet, so I pulled the guys back outside.
“Got any suggestions?” I asked.
Rocco closed his eyes and concentrated, his brows wrinkling and eyelids twitching. He looked like he was about to have a seizure.
“Um, you okay, Detective?” I asked.
“Oh, dude, he’s got some badass radar and homing skills. Like a whale or some shit,” Julian explained.
Rocco returned to the living. “We could go in through the roof.”
“How do we get up there?” I stared at Rocco. Though he was strong, he didn’t seem like the kind of guy who could scale a building. For the first time in a while, I thought about my faerie friend, Laila, back in San Francisco. Her magical faerie dust would’ve come in handy getting us to the roof.
Julian pointed to a neighboring high-rise. “We go through that building right there, get to the roof and make a running leap across to Diamond’s building.”
“Let’s give it a go,” I said.
After two failed attempts at getting through the other building’s lobby, we stood on the sidewalk feeling defeated. Turned out Lucius Diamond had the entire block under his incredible influence. This only made me want
“Sorry. It’s not just about Charlotte. It’s about taking down that bastard for what he’s doing. Murder, prostitution and defrauding innocent people who work hard for their retirement. He’s a real asshole. I might hate him more than I hate Cagliostro.”
Rocco studied me carefully, rolling that stupid matchstick around between his pursed lips. “You’re forgettin’ something, Farrow.”
“What’s that?”
“The Scroll. While all of that horseshit Lucius is doing ain’t right, the Scroll has to be your priority. As long as he has that, he has the power to keep doing what he’s doing and more. You understand?”
“Well, yeah. Of course the Scroll. That goes without saying.”
He shook his head. “Nope. That never goes without sayin’. Got it?”
I nodded. How could I argue with that logic? After all, it’s what I was born to protect. The Light.
twelve
The three of us cloaked ourselves to get past the security guard in the lobby of IP Montgomery. But we’d de-cloak when we got to Diamond’s office. He’d be able to see us anyway. We weren’t afraid to soldier into his office because we were stronger together.
But when we got midway through the lobby, a shrill sound raked across our ears. The vibrations rattled our Armor, immediately malfunctioning our cloaking mechanisms and leaving us exposed to everyone. So when we headed for the elevators, the good old security guard halted us in our tracks.
“I know you’re not Miss Hoffman and I know you don’t have an appointment,” the guard said, glaring at me.
“She’s with me.” Rocco held up his badge. “We’re here to ask Lucius Diamond a few questions.”
“I’m afraid I can’t let you go up without an appointment.”
“Why make this harder than it has to be? You know I’ll just go get a warrant. Don’t make me go out of my way.”
“Sorry, but looks like you’ll have to get that warrant. I have strict instructions. And I’m not about to lose my job.”
The guard called over his buddy and the two of them escorted us out of the building.
“We could use our speed to run past them,” Julian suggested, always looking for an opportunity to use his extraordinary speed. He was faster than either of us. Rocco and I shrugged.
“Sure, why not? But try not to lose us,” I said.
We stood back and waited. A group of sharply dressed bankers strutted up to the entrance and once the doors were open, we jetted past them and into the building. But the moment we touched the lobby floor, our boots stopped working. Lucius Diamond had some sort of intense protection spell over the entire lobby.
The guards came at us with their hands on their guns. I didn’t want to test out whether or not our Armor was completely shut down and wouldn’t be able to withstand a bullet, so I pulled the guys back outside.
“Got any suggestions?” I asked.
Rocco closed his eyes and concentrated, his brows wrinkling and eyelids twitching. He looked like he was about to have a seizure.
“Um, you okay, Detective?” I asked.
“Oh, dude, he’s got some badass radar and homing skills. Like a whale or some shit,” Julian explained.
Rocco returned to the living. “We could go in through the roof.”
“How do we get up there?” I stared at Rocco. Though he was strong, he didn’t seem like the kind of guy who could scale a building. For the first time in a while, I thought about my faerie friend, Laila, back in San Francisco. Her magical faerie dust would’ve come in handy getting us to the roof.
Julian pointed to a neighboring high-rise. “We go through that building right there, get to the roof and make a running leap across to Diamond’s building.”
“Let’s give it a go,” I said.
After two failed attempts at getting through the other building’s lobby, we stood on the sidewalk feeling defeated. Turned out Lucius Diamond had the entire block under his incredible influence. This only made me want
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