Chapter 9

Ravenna's POV

Conrad called one Thursday morning.

I was in the middle of a pilot performance review, red pen in hand, when my phone vibrated on the desk. I saw his name and raised a finger toward the coordinator sitting across from me.

Give me a minute.

She gathered her papers. I waited until the door closed.

Speaks.

Lilith's kidnapping. He paused. Not the kind that meant he had nothing. The kind that meant he was choosing his words. It's real.

I left the pen on the desk.

How real?

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