Chapter 153: 'Who's the human here?'

ROSE

Rum quickly searched the second scroll he’d picked up earlier while he explained, ‘I remember reading it. The dark whims must’ve struck a deal with my uncle.’

A deal? I arrived beside him, watching his finger scroll across the page. ‘Like a contract?’

‘Yes!’ Rum unrolled some more and scanned the paragraphs. ‘I remember reading it… it must be here somewhere….’

‘Kinda like the Ghostrider.’ I still feel surreal about the idea. ‘Or Doctor what’s his name, who made a pact with the devil and sold their souls for something—that kind of deal?’

Rum frowned at me. ‘Goddamn it, the Ghostrider didn’t sell his soul—his father did.’

Irritation narrowed my eyes. ‘Who’s the human here?’

Those blue eyes widened with the recognition of his signature response and rolled skyward. ‘Fine. Five points to Cintilar.’ He returned his focus to the scroll and added, ‘but no–it’s not like that.’

I was grinning from ear to ear when he exclaimed, ‘here it is!’ And I shifted closer to read the p