Chapter 37

Spent the night with Clive

She looked more like an administrator than a killer. "I'm sorry to stop you. I'm Norma, Mr. Fitzwilliam's personal assistant. I was asked to give you this.” She handed me a black velvet box. "It was delivered this morning. The Magister wanted to make sure you had it before you left the protection of his house."

With a curt nod, she turned and walked back down the corridor. My nose determined that she was fully human, and that made sense. He needs people to work during the day.

Pushing all my thoughts aside, I focused on what she handed me. I opened the box and found the necklace. It was different from my mother's, but, on the other hand, my mother was not a jeweler. The necklace was longer than the pendant, but not by much, which meant it wouldn't get in the way when I reincarnated.

I didn't recognize the metal used. He did not fire, so it was not silver, but a lighter and brighter metal. Thin metal threads were woven into something like a narrow cage that