Chapter 81

I closed the coffin lid and then sat on it. "Where are we?" I asked.

"We're about an hour outside of Barcelona," Tyler said. "Karen went ahead to the villa to make sure the arrangements checked out."

They all looked worn out, except for Julie, who watched me intently.

"You really scared Karen," Tyler said. "She thought you'd rip her throat out when you awoke."

"She said two days, I said one, and I'm where I need to be. She has nothing to worry about. Julie, shouldn't you be at home making sure nothing goes wrong while I'm away?"

"I'm where you need me to be," Julie said. "I think you need me to be here with you now."

"Tyler? Why are you here?"

"Someone has to take care of you two during the day," she replied.

I knew why Monica and Karen were here. I moved to the couch across from her. "Epic Cu. What can you tell me about the place?"

Epic Cu was sometimes called the birthplace of modern torture. During the Spanish Inquisition, Epic Cu provided torture devices for the Vatican.