LATER

I could see the boy giggling in Elena’s arms as she seemed to keep talking to him until he pointed up ahead.

Amy turned down a street and he pointed again.

Houses began popping up, and I saw a few curtains flutter, but nobody came out to see who was creeping through their neighborhood. Interesting.

Thanks to not having a top on the jeep, I caught Silas frown at Elena, then shake his head. He must have gotten lost. Not surprising, considering he was maybe six years old.

Elena looked back at me, and I could see the frustration in her eyes, but when she turned back to Sammy, she was smiling again as if everything was okay.

How could anyone have thought this woman would pass for a murdering witch? That had been Jacob’s first mistake. His second had been trying to trick me into doing his dirty work.

I glanced back at the guy I had tied to the metal floor of the van. “Where did you take the kid from?”

“I’ll tell you if you promise to kill me quickly,” he pleaded, snot and tears covering his