Chapter 283

• Alec leans back in his chair, his eyes narrowing thoughtfully. “Then we need to find this thing before she does. We can’t let her take it on alone, especially if she’s running on fumes.”
• “And how do we even do that?” Gary asks, his voice laced with skepticism. “The damn thing’s hiding. We’ve got no trail, no leads.”
• I let out a slow breath, trying to rein in the frustration that’s been boiling under the surface for days now. “We’ll start with the lesser demons. If they’re pets, like you said, then they’re bound to slip up eventually. We keep an eye on the borders, get scouts out in force, and as soon as one shows itself again,we take it down. Maybe then we can trace it back to whatever’s controlling it.”